Polyomaviridae
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A family of small, non-enveloped DNA viruses, infecting mainly MAMMALS, and containing a single genus: POLYOMAVIRUS. |
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infection = POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS + TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS |
Polyomaviridae Categories.
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Polyomavirus - A genus of potentially oncogenic viruses of the family POLYOMAVIRIDAE. These viruses are normally present in their natural hosts as latent infections. The virus is oncogenic in hosts different from the species of origin. |
Polyomaviridae Definitions and Terms
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