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Polyomaviridae Flashcards

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Morphology

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circular dsDNA
superhelical
icsohederal capsid
non envelope

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Resistance

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strong

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Biological properties

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Baltimore I - cellular transcriptase
oncogenic - SV40 model virus
Latency: integration into the genome - provirus
Airborn
in cell cultures - micro tumors
hemagglutination
persistent infection int the kidney - viruria

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Diagnosis

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IF
EM
NA-hybdridization
PCR

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Genus

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Polyomavirus

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Examples of viruses

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SV40 
Bovine polyomavirus
Goose polyomavirus
Human:
- BK virus
- JC virus
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JC virus

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50-90% seropositivity, generally no clinical symptoms
rare fatal demyelization
•in immunosuppressed patients (AIDS 4%)

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BK virus

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80-100% seropositivity, no clinical symptoms

•nephropathy in kidney transplant recipients

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