Polyomavirus
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry:
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polyomavirus
any member of a genus (Polyomavirus) of mouse viruses of the Papovaviridae family. They are widely distributed and may be oncogenic under appropriate conditions.
| polyol pathway, polyol, polynucleotide phosphorylase | |
| polyose, polypeptide, polypeptide hormone |
Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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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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