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Polyomavirus

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polyomavirus /poly·o·ma·vi·rus/ any member of the subfamily Polyomavirinae.
Polyomavirus /Poly·o·ma·vi·rus/ (-vi″rus) polyomaviruses; a genus of viruses of the subfamily Polyomavirinae (family Papovaviridae) that induce tumors in experimental animals; two, BK virus and JC virus, infect humans, and others, including simian virus 40 (SV40), infect other mammals.
Polyomavirus
a genus in the family Papovaviridae that includes simian virus 40 and polyomavirus, both of which cause tumors in rodents and have been extensively studied as models of oncogenic DNA viruses. A polyoma-like virus may cause an acute disease in psittacine birds.
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