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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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Repeat cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) test results were negative for cryptoccocus antigen, and PCR results were negative for cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus (HSV), and JC polyoma virus.
Fatal HIV encephalitis in HIV-seronegative patients by Martin, Troy M.; Rich, Josiah D. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
The specific etiologic agents of interest include microorganisms such as herpes virus, HHV8/KSHV, cytomegalo virus, papilloma virus, polyoma virus, and bacterial infection such as chlamydia, to name a few.
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Ho cited the example of DNA from the human polyoma virus which can infect rabbits while the intact virus is harmless.
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