Virus
herpesvirus saimiri
Subclass of:
Rhadinovirus
Definitions related to herpesvirus 2, saimiriine:
  • (herpesvirus saimiri) Produces malignant lymphomata in marmosets and owl monkeys with lymphocytosis and reticular cell invasion of the viscera.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (saimiriine herpesvirus 2) A virus in the family herpesviridae and the type species of rhadinovirus. It is an enveloped virus with a genome consisting of a single segment of double-stranded DNA that is approximately 112kb in length. It normally infects squirrel monkeys, where it creates a persistent infection.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The type species of RHADINOVIRUS, in the subfamily GAMMAHERPESVIRINAE, isolated from squirrel monkeys. It produces malignant lymphomas (LYMPHOMA, MALIGNANT) in inoculated marmosets or owl monkeys.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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