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Filoviridae MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Filoviridae
Tree Number(s)
B04.820.480.937.300
Unique ID
D016563
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016563
Annotation
infection = FILOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS
Scope Note
A family of RNA viruses, of the order MONONEGAVIRALES, containing filamentous virions. Although they resemble RHABDOVIRIDAE in possessing helical nucleocapsids, Filoviridae differ in the length and degree of branching in their virions. There are two genera: EBOLAVIRUS and MARBURGVIRUS.
Entry Term(s)
Filovirus
NLM Classification #
QW 168.5.F4
Previous Indexing
Rhabdoviridae (1987-1991)
Public MeSH Note
92
History Note
92
Date Established
1992/01/01
Date of Entry
1991/01/02
Revision Date
2020/08/13
Filoviridae Preferred
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