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Organisms
9 recordsHomo sapiens · Human
The human species, used here as the organism context for the curated TP53 and p53 records.
Epstein-Barr virus · Human gammaherpesvirus 4
A very common herpesvirus that spreads mainly through saliva and stays in the body for life after infection.
Helicobacter pylori
A Gram-negative bacterium that colonizes the stomach lining and is a major cause of peptic ulcers.
Hepatitis B virus
A partially double-stranded DNA virus that infects liver cells and causes hepatitis B.
Hepatitis C virus · Orthohepacivirus hominis (hepatitis C virus)
A positive-sense RNA virus that infects the liver and causes hepatitis C.
Human immunodeficiency virus 1 · HIV-1
A retrovirus that infects immune cells and causes HIV infection; HIV-1 accounts for most infections worldwide.
Human immunodeficiency virus 2 · HIV-2
A retrovirus distinct from HIV-1 that also causes HIV infection; laboratory HIV testing looks for antibodies to both HIV-1 and HIV-2.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
The bacterium that causes tuberculosis, spread through the air when a person with TB disease of the lungs or throat coughs or speaks.
Treponema pallidum
The spirochete bacterium species that includes the subspecies causing syphilis.