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Organism (ORGA)
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published: 10 Aug 2009 last updated: 30 Jun 2020
Organism information
Vaccinia virus
Kingdom Bamfordvirae
Phylum Nucleocytoviricota
Class Pokkesviricetes
Order Chitovirales
Family Poxviridae
Genus Orthopoxvirus
Species Vaccinia virus
  • Poxvirus
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  • Smallpox vaccine
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  • VACV
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  • VV
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  • Vaccinia
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Additional classification
I (dsDNA)
Viruses
Characteristics related to biosafety
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  • Vaccine
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.
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