Gammaherpesvirinae


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Gam·ma·her·pes·vir·i·nae

(gam'ă-her'pēz-vir'i-nē),
A subfamily of Herpesviridae containing Epstein-Barr virus and others that cause lymphoproliferation.
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Gammaherpesvirinae

A subfamily of viruses that includes lymphotrophic viruses: EBV, Saimirivirus, Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, HHV-8
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Gam·ma·her·pes·vir·i·nae

(gam'ă-her'pēz-vir'i-nē)
A subfamily of Herpesviridae containing Epstein-Barr virus and others that cause lymphoproliferation.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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La familia esta conformada por tres subfamilias: Alphaherpesvirinae, Betaherpesvirinae y Gammaherpesvirinae. Los herpesvirus reconocidos en el bovino pertenecen a la Alpha o Gamma-herpesvirinae.
Identificacion molecular de una cepa de herpesvirus bovino tipo 2 en Venezuela
The herpesviruses are divided into three subfamilies: Alphaherpesvirinae (herpes simplex virus), Betaherpesvirinae (cytomegalovirus), and Gammaherpesvirinae (Epstein-Barr virus).
Herpesviruses are large (160 to 180 nm), enveloped DNA viruses that can be divided into three subfamilies (Alphaherpesvirinae, Betaherpesvirinae, and Gammaherpesvirinae).
Chapter 7 Viral zoonoses
Among Gammaherpesvirinae, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus or human herpesvirus 8 (KSHV/HHV-8) represent human prototypes of the Lymphocryptovirus ([gamma]-1-herpesvirus) and Rhadinoviru.
Novel [gamma]-2-herpesvirus of the Rhadinovirus 2 lineage in gibbons

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