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herpesvirus

[′hər‚pēz‚vī·rəs]
(virology)
A major group of deoxyribonucleic acid-containing animal viruses, distinguished by a cubic capsid, enveloped virion, and affinity for the host nucleus as a site of maturation.
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(3) These includes psittacid herpesvirus (PsHV)-2, parakeet herpesvirus, Amazon tracheitis herpesvirus, toucan herpesvirus, finch cytomegalovirus, and magnificent frigatebird herpesvirus.
Desde el punto de vista epidemiologico es interesante conocer que los alpha herpesvirus circulan en estos rebanos mixtos, siendo nuestro pais endemico para los tipos BoHV-1, BoHV-5 (9).
Molecular tools for the detection of equine herpesvirus detection has been very used recently (Laabassi et al., 2017; Badenhorst et.
Eberle, "Monkey B virus (Cercopithecine herpesvirus 1)," Comparative Medicine, vol.
It has been suggested that herpesviruses possess factors that can trigger periodontal tissue destruction and that periodontal herpesvirus activation can destabilize local host immune responses.
In Batrachovirus, the ranid herpesvirus 1 (RaHV-1) can be found in different leopard frog (Rana pipiens) (sub) species and has been identified as the causative agent of renal adenocarcinoma [4], and the ranid herpesvirus 2 (RaHV-2), which can cause infections in a lot of species of the family Ranidae (pets and wild) leading to skin lesions and sometimes inducing tumors [5].
Distribution of antibodies to bovine herpesvirus 1 in cattle herds.
Briefly, macacine herpesvirus 1 strain E2490 virion "mini-prep" DNA was generated as previously described (27).
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