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Gammaherpesvirinae

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Gammaherpesvirinae /Gam·ma·her·pes·vi·ri·nae/ (-her″pēz-vir-i´ne) the lymphocyte-associated viruses: a subfamily of the Herpesviridae, members of which are specific for either B or T lymphocytes; it includes the genus Lymphocryptovirus .
Gammaherpesvirinae
one of three subfamilies within the family Herpesviridae, some members of which are associated with tumor formation; divided into gamma 1 viruses, which include Epstein-Barr virus, and gamma 2 viruses, which include herpesvirus saimiri, equine herpesvirus 2 and bovine herpesvirus 4.

Gammaherpesvirinae
A subfamily of viruses that includes lymphotrophic viruses: EBV, Saimirivirus, Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, HHV-8


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