polyoma virus

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polyoma virus

Minute infectious agent normally present in extremely small amounts in wild mice without causing obvious ill effects. It may induce cancerous tumours if grown in tissue culture and injected in large quantities into newborn mice or young hamsters, guinea pigs, and rabbits. It belongs to the Papovaviridae family of viruses.

polyoma virus [‚päl·ē′ō·mə ′vī·rəs]

(virology)

A small deoxyribonucleic acid virus normally causing inapparent infection in mice, but experimentally capable of producing parotid tumors and a wide variety of other tumors.

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No references found			Repeat cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) test results were negative for cryptoccocus antigen, and PCR results were negative for cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus (HSV), and JC polyoma virus. Fatal HIV encephalitis in HIV-seronegative patients by Martin, Troy M.; Rich, Josiah D. / Emerging Infectious Diseases The specific etiologic agents of interest include microorganisms such as herpes virus, HHV8/KSHV, cytomegalo virus, papilloma virus, polyoma virus, and bacterial infection such as chlamydia, to name a few. The fetal basis of adult disease: role of the environment by Environmental Health Perspectives Ho cited the example of DNA from the human polyoma virus which can infect rabbits while the intact virus is harmless. Of Cabbages and Cancer by Robertson, Henry / Synthesis/Regeneration			Polynesian Languages Polynesian Subregion Polynesians Polyneuritis Polynices Polynoidae Polynok Polynomial polynomial equation polynomial function polynomial time polynomial trend polynomial-time polynomial-time algorithm Polynosic Fiber Polynov, Boris Polynov, Boris Borisovich polynuclear hydrocarbon polynucleotide Polynya Polyodontidae polyol polyolefin polyolefin fiber polyolefins polyoma virus polyomino polyopia Polyopisthocotylea polyorrhymenitis polyoxyalkylene resin polyoxyethylene stearate polyoxyl stearate polyoxymethylene Polyp polyp and medusa polypectomy Polypedatidae Polypeptide polypetalous Polyphaga Polyphagia polyphagous polyphase polyphase circuit polyphase meter polyphase rectifier polyphase synchronous generator polyphase transformer polyphase wattmeter Polyphemus			polyodontia Polyodontid Polyodontid Polyodontidae Polyodontidae polyoestrous Polyogamy Polyogamy Polyogamy Polyogamy polyoicous Polyol Polyol polyol dehydrogenase polyol dehydrogenase polyol dehydrogenase Polyolefin Polyolefin Polyolefin Elastomer polyolefin fiber Polyolefin Gas-Permeable Bags Polyolefins Polyolefins Polyolester polyology Polyols Polyols polyoma polyoma polyoma papovavirus polyoma virus Polyoma Virus Medium T polyoma viruses polyoma viruses Polyoma-Transformed Baby Hamster Kidney Cell Polyomaviridae Polyomavirinae Polyomavirus Polyomavirus Polyomavirus Polyomavirus Enhancer A Binding Protein 1 Polyomavirus Enhancer Activator 3 Polyomavirus Enhancer Binding Protein Polyomavirus Enhancer Binding Protein 2 Polyomavirus Enhancer-Binding Protein 2 Beta Polyomavirus infections Polyomino Polyominoes Polyommatous Polyommatus semiargus polyoncosis Polyonomous Polyonomy polyonychia Polyonym Polyonymous polyonymy polyopia polyopia polyopia

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