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Preferred term

Cytomegalovirus  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A genus of the family HERPESVIRIDAE, subfamily BETAHERPESVIRINAE, infecting the salivary glands, liver, spleen, lungs, eyes, and other organs, in which they produce characteristically enlarged cells with intranuclear inclusions. Infection with Cytomegalovirus is also seen as an opportunistic infection in AIDS. Type species of CYTOMEGALOVIRUS.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Salivary Gland Viruses
  • txid10358

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-DMXGS4MJ-T

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