HIV type 2

Summary

HIV type 2 is a taxon^[1]. It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]

Key Facts

• HIV type 2's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• HIV type 2 is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• HIV type 2 is classified within Lentivirus^[5].
• HIV type 2's scientific name is Human immunodeficiency virus 2^[6].
• Under binomial nomenclature, HIV type 2 is Lentivirus humimdef2^[7].
• HIV type 2 is a type of HIV^[8].
• HIV type 2 is part of subtypes of HIV^[9].
• HIV type 2's Commons category is recorded as HIV-2^[10].
• HIV type 2's has host is recorded as Homo sapiens^[11].
• HIV type 2's ICTV virus genome composition is recorded as single-stranded RNA reverse transcriptase virus^[12].
• HIV type 2's ICTV virus genome composition is recorded as single-stranded RNA reverse transcriptase virus^[13].
• HIV type 2's ICTV virus genome composition is recorded as single-stranded RNA reverse transcriptase virus^[14].

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Classification

Recorded taxon name include Human immunodeficiency virus 2^[6] and Lentivirus humimdef2^[7]. HIV type 2 is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Lentivirus^[5].

Identifiers

HIV type 2's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 11709^[15]. HIV type 2's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 540005^[16].

Why It Matters

HIV type 2 is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[2]