lymphocryptovirus meaning

• [Medicine]
  A genus of the family HERPESVIRIDAE,subfamily GAMMAHERPESVIRINAE,infecting B-cells in humans and new world primates. The type species human herpesvirus 4 (HERPESVIRUS 4,HUMAN) is better known as the Epstein-Barr virus.

Examples

1. Other names for the Lymphocryptovirus genus include " Lymphocryptoviridae " and gamma-1 herpesviruses.
2. The "'chimpanzee Lymphocryptovirus "'( LCV ) is a herpesvirus which infects chimpanzee leukocytes.
3. "' Herpesvirus gorilla "'was the fifth virus described in the lymphocryptovirus genus of herpesviruses.
4. The "'orangutan lymphocryptovirus "'( LCV ) was the first herpesvirus isolated from an orangutan.
5. The glycoprotein B ( gB ) gene of the chimpanzee Lymphocryptovirus is virtually identical to the corresponding gene in the orangutan lymphocryptovirus.