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adenovirus Definition

ad·eno·vi·rus (ad′'n ō vīrəs)

noun

any of a family (Adenoviridae) of DNA viruses that infect chiefly the respiratory tract in birds and mammals, including humans

Etymology: adeno- + virus

adenovirus Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • use: Lastly, the precise means whereby the SCC cells grow will be studied, using adenoviruses.
  • include: Pharyngitis: acute pharyngitis is caused by a variety of organisms including the adenoviruses and Streptococcus pyogenes.
  • allow: E3 has therefore been called the " stealth " gene, allowing adenoviruses to evade the host immune response.

Preposition: as

  • vector: Research teams had produced volumes of the gene and intended to use an adenovirus as a vector for transferring the gene to human patients.

Adjective modifier

  • recombinant: Virus protein function: : To understand how individual viral proteins function we are using recombinant adenoviruses to express them in cultured epithelial cells.
  • human: VA RNAs from avian and human adenoviruses: dramatic differences in length, sequence, and gene location.
  • canine: This leaves a gray zone of serologic testing for the core vaccines of canine distemper and canine parvovirus as well as canine adenovirus.
  • avian: The complete DNA sequence and genome organization of the avian adenovirus, hemorrhagic enteritis virus.
  • normal: This means that an enormous number of normal adenovirus must be used for each clinical treatment, to overcome neutralization.
  • replication-defective: In a replication-defective adenovirus, the E1 region can be replaced with the transgene that is to be expressed.

Modifies a noun

  • vector: To provide for efficient delivery of the cytokine, adenovirus vectors have been proposed to deliver the cytokine genes to the chicken.
  • genome: These findings imply that access to reliable adenovirus genome data is compromised.
  • infection: Adenovirus infections are very common, most are asymptomatic.
  • protein: Vector systems have been developed in which most or all adenovirus protein coding sequences are removed.
  • type: The infection with the canine adenovirus type 1 is commonplace.
  • DNA: In Developments in Molecular Virology: Adenovirus DNA, pp.

Noun used with modifier

  • fowl: The major late promoter and bipartite leader sequence of fowl adenovirus.
  • fish: The partial genome sequence of a fish adenovirus implies a fifth genus ( Fig.

Converse of subject

  • cause: Causes Most commonly sore throats are caused by viruses eg adenoviruses, influenza, and sometimes glandular fever ( infectious mononucleosis ).