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HERPES VIRUS [2 records]

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Record 1 2003-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Veterinary Medicine
DEF

A member of the family Herpesviridae

OBS

Herpesviridae: a family of viruses, the members of which are about 150 nm in diameter, enveloped, with a nucleocapsid of about 100 nm in diameter, composed of 162 capsomers and contain a large, double-stranded DNA. The viruses replicate in the nucleus of the infected cell, where they induce the formation of a characteristic inclusion body; some also induce formation of a cytoplasmic inclusion body.

Key term(s)
  • herpe virus

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine vétérinaire
CONT

Herpès-virus. Famille de virus ayant des caractères communs (acide désoxyribonucléique, thermolabilité, pouvoir cytopathogène surtout local, on y trouve le virus de l'herpès, celui du zona, de la paralysie de Marek, de la rhinopneumonie et de la fièvre typhoïde du cheval, de la maladie d'Aujeszky du porc, etc.

Key term(s)
  • virus herpe

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medicina veterinaria
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Record 2 2000-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Veterinary Medicine
DEF

A family of DNA viruses having a virion 150-200 nm in diameter consisting of four components: a lipid bilayer envelope with surface projections, a tegument of amorphous material, an icosahedral nucleocapsid with 162 prismatic capsomers, and a protein spool on which the DNA is wrapped.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine vétérinaire
OBS

Famille de virus ayant des caractères communs (acide désoxyribonucléique, thermolabilité, pouvoir cytopathogène surtout local; on y trouve le virus de l'herpès, celui du zona, de la paralysie de Marek, de la rhinopneumonie et de la fièvre typhoïde du cheval, de la maladie d'Aujeszky du porc, etc.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec l'individu, virus herpétique ou virus de l'herpès.

Spanish

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