Human JC Polyomavirus
A Microbial Biorealm page on the genus Human JC Polyomavirus
Classification
Higher order taxa
Viruses; dsDNA viruses, no RNA stage; Polyomaviridae; Polyomavirus
Species
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NCBI: Taxonomy |
JC virus
Description and significance
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Genome structure
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Cell structure and metabolism
Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces.
Ecology
Habitat; symbiosis; contributions to the environment.
Pathology
How does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.
Current Research
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References
Edited by student of Emily Lilly at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
