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SV40

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SV40

Summary

SV40 is a taxon[1]. SV40 ranks in the top 0.72% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (422 views/month, #1,411 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • SV40's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • SV40 is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • SV40 is classified within Polyomavirus[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, SV40 is Simian virus 40[6].
  • SV40's Commons category is recorded as Simian virus 40[7].
  • SV40's replaced synonym is recorded as Macaca mulatta polyomavirus 1[8].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, SV40 is Simian virus 40[6]. SV40 is classified at the rank of species[4]. SV40 belongs to the parent taxon Polyomavirus[5].

Why It Matters

SV40 ranks in the top 0.72% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (422 views/month, #1,411 of 195,241).[2] SV40 has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] SV40 is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ICTV Master Species List 2013 v2. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ICTV Master Species List 2013 v2. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . ICTV Master Species List 2013 v2. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Polyomavirus
    Instance of → taxon
    Aliases → —
    Taxon rank → species
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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