Papova virus group.
The papilloma, polyoma, and vacuolating agents seem to form a natural group of tumor viruses, for which the name papova virus group is proposed. Members of the group have the following properties: 45 mmicro diameter, deoxyribonucleic acid core, 42 capsomeres, absence of essential lipids, thermal resistance, slow growth cycle with multiplication within the cell nucleus, and tumorigenicity.
D002467:Cell Nucleus; D004247:DNA; D004267:DNA Viruses; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000821:virology*; D014771:Virion; D014780:Viruses
D008055:Lipids; D004247:DNA
NEOPLASMS/virology; VIRUSES