- polyomavirus
- noun Etymology: New Latin polyoma, from poly- + -oma Date: 1958 any of a family (Polyomaviridae) of double-stranded DNA viruses that produce tumors in specific mammals — called also polyoma
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Polyomavirus — Systematik Reich: Viren Baltimore K. (dsDNA Viren) I Ordnung: N/A Familie: Polyomaviridae Gattung … Deutsch Wikipedia
polyomavirus — [päl΄ē ō′mə vī΄rəs] n. 〚 POLY + OMA〛 any of a genus (Polyomavirus) of papovaviruses that naturally infect wild and laboratory mice, and that cause tumors when injected into newborn mice * * * any of a subgroup of minute oncogenic DNA… … Universalium
polyomavirus — [päl΄ē ō′mə vī΄rəs] n. [ POLY + OMA] any of a genus (Polyomavirus) of papovaviruses that naturally infect wild and laboratory mice, and that cause tumors when injected into newborn mice … English World dictionary
Polyomavirus — Polyomavirus, eine Gattung der Papovaviren, deren Name Polyoma sich von der Eigenschaft, bei der Übertragung auf Versuchstiere in vielen verschiedenen Organen Tumoren erzeugen zu können, ableitet. In ihren natürlichen Wirten (Mensch, Affe,… … Universal-Lexikon
Polyomavirus — Taxobox image size = 240px image caption = Transmission electron micrograph of polyomavirus SV40 virus group = i familia = Polyomaviridae genus = Polyomavirus subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = African green monkey polyomavirus Baboon… … Wikipedia
Polyomavirus — Les polyomavirus font partie de la famille des Polyomaviridae[1]. Ce sont des virus dont le génome est constitué d ADN bicaténaire circulaire. Les trois virus principaux sont, chez le singe : le Simian virus 40 (SV40), et chez l humain … Wikipédia en Français
Polyomavirus — A genus of viruses (family Papovaviridae) containing DNA (MW 3 × 106), having virions about 45 nm in diameter, and including viruses oncogenic for animals; includes the polyoma virus of rodents, vacuolating viruses (SV40) of primates, and the BK… … Medical dictionary
polyomavirus — A DNA tumour virus with very small genome (of the Papovaviridae). Polyoma was isolated from mice, in which it causes no obvious disease, but when injected at high titre into baby rodents, including mice, causes tumours of a wide variety of… … Dictionary of molecular biology
polyomavirus — noun a papovavirus that induces a wide variety of tumours in newborn animals … Wiktionary
Polyomavirus — Polyo̱|ma|virus [Kunstw.] s; , ..ren (meist Mehrz.): Virus, das in verschiedenen Organen und Geweben Tumoren hervorrufen kann … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
