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Organism
Record information and status
Record ID
100342
Status
Published
Date of creation
2009-08-10 20:18 UTC (manoela.miranda@cbd.int)
Date of last update
2012-09-04 19:55 UTC (dina.abdelhakim@cbd.int)
Date of publication
2012-09-04 19:56 UTC (dina.abdelhakim@cbd.int)

Organism information
Scientific name
Vaccinia virus
Taxonomic Classification
KingdomViruses
PhylumDNA
ClassdsDNA
FamilyPoxviridae
GenusOrthopoxvirus
SpeciesVaccinia virus
Common name(s)
Poxvirus
Smallpox vaccine
VACV
VV
Vaccinia
Additional Classification
Type of organism
  • Viruses
Characteristics related to biosafety
Common use(s)
  • Vaccine
Additional Information
Additional Information
Vaccinia virus is well known for its role as a vaccine (its namesake) that eradicated the smallpox disease, making it the first human disease to be successfully eradicated by science.

Records referencing this document (4)
IDDescription
4record(s) found
Gene and DNA Sequence2 records
Modified Organism2 records

   
   
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