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Polyomavirus
Definition 1
A genus of double-stranded DNA viruses. The viral particles are not enveloped and are icosahedral in structure. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
A genus of the family PAPOVAVIRIDAE consisting of potentially oncogenic viruses normally present in the host as a latent infection. The virus is oncogenic in hosts different from the species of origin. (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Definition 3
Any viral organism that can be assigned to the genus Polyomavirus. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
Definition 4
normally present in hosts as latent infections, potentially oncogenic; host DNA may become enclosed in virus capsids creating a 'pseudovirus'; isolated from man, mouse, rabbit, hamster and several species of monkey. (NIH CRISP Thesaurus)
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