Data model for items that represent viruses.

Examples of such items:

They are very heterogeneous in the data model.

For starters: an item for a virus strain cannot be both an instance of a taxon and an instance of a virus.

Strictu sensu it is not about a single viral molecule, but a class of viruses that have the same characteristics.

A specific virus strain is an instance of a taxon. But we can be more specific than that. They are all instances of virus taxon (Q87756246), a subclass of strain (Q855769), a subclass of taxon (Q16521).

Properties edit

Core properties edit

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
instance of	P31	Item	instance of: that class of which this subject is a particular example and member; different from P279 (subclass of); for example: K2 is an instance of mountain; volcano is a subclass of mountain (and an instance of volcanic landform)	SARS-CoV-2 <instance of> virus taxon	-
taxon name	P225	String	scientific name: correct scientific name of a taxon (according to the reference given)	SARS-CoV-2 <taxon name> "SARS-CoV-2"	-
taxon rank	P105	Item	taxonomic rank: level in a taxonomic hierarchy It is not clear which virus strains should be classified as species or strains or something else.	HIV <taxon rank> species	-
parent taxon	P171	Item	taxon: closest parent taxon of the taxon in question	SARS-CoV-2 <parent taxon> SARSr-CoV	-
ICTV virus genome composition	P4628	Item	International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses: classification of viruses of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses by the molecular composition of the virus genome (DNA, RNA, double or single stranded and translational polarity)	Ferak orthoferavirus <ICTV virus genome composition> negative-sense single strand RNA virus	-
taxon range map image	P181	Commons media file	range, habitat and map: range map of a taxon	Adenoviridae <taxon range map image> Distribution.dysderidae.1.png	-
taxon common name	P1843	Monolingual text	common name: common or vernacular name of a biological taxon	House Sparrow <taxon common name> House Sparrow	-

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
has effect	P1542	Item	effect and cause: effect of this item only for viruses that cause disease.	SARS-CoV-2 <has effect> COVID-19	has cause
host	P2975	Item	host organism: an organism harboring another organism or organisms on or in itself only for viruses that cause disease.	SARS-CoV-2 <host> Homo sapiens	-
has natural reservoir	P1605	Item	natural reservoir: host species for the pathogen in which it is endemic only for viruses that cause disease.	yellow fever virus <has natural reservoir> non-human primate	natural reservoir of
genome size	P2143	Quantity	genome size: size of the genome in base pairs	SARS-CoV-2 <genome size> 29 903 (base pairs).	-

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
image	P18	Commons media file	illustration and image: image of relevant illustration of the subject; if available, also use more specific properties (sample: coat of arms image, locator map, flag image, signature image, logo image, collage image) schematic 2D or 3D drawings or eletronic microscopy images. Please do not use host/vector images here.	SARS-CoV-2 <image> 2019-nCoV-CDC-23312.png	-
Commons category	P373	String	Commons category: name of the Wikimedia Commons category containing files related to this item (without the prefix "Category:")	SARSr-CoV <Commons category> Severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome-related_coronavirus	-
time of discovery or invention	P575	Point in time	invention, discovery and archaeological find: date or point in time when the item was discovered or invented	HIV <time of discovery or invention> 1983	-

Title	ID	Data type	Description	Examples	Inverse
prevalence	P1193	Quantity	prevalence: portion in percent of a population with a given disease or disorder Should be used only in disease items!	Huntington's disease <prevalence> 0.000123	-