Walsh & Hoyt: Papovaviridae

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Identifier wh_ch57_p3201
Title Walsh & Hoyt: Papovaviridae
Creator Paul W. Brazis, MD, Neil R. Miller, MD
Affiliation (PWB) Mayo Clinic; (NRM) Professor of Ophthalmology, Johns Hopkins University
Subject Infectious Diseases; Viruses; Virus Diseases; Papovaviridae
Description The family Papovaviridae contains two genera: papillomavirus and polyomavirus. The name ""papova"" is derived from the first two letters of each of three words: papilloma, polyoma, and vacuolating agent. All papovaviruses contain double-stranded, circular DNA that consists of 5,0008,000 base pairs. These viruses replicate solely in the nucleus of the host cell, and most are potentially oncogenic.
Date 2005
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology, 6th Edition
Relation is Part of Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-Ophthalmology
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: Walsh and Hoyt Textbook Selections Collection: https://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Wolters Kluwer Health, Philadelphia
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Rights Management Copyright 2005. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s6wm4ntx
Setname ehsl_novel_whts
ID 185760
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6wm4ntx
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