Difference between revisions of "Papillomavirinae"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(A start) |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
The papillomaviruses are a group of small DNA viruses which induce warts (or papillomas) in a variety of higher vertebrates, including humans. | The papillomaviruses are a group of small DNA viruses which induce warts (or papillomas) in a variety of higher vertebrates, including humans. | ||
| + | ==History== | ||
| + | The first papillomavirus was described in 1933 when Richard Shope<ref>Shope RE, Hurst EW. infectious papillomatosis of rabbits; with a note on the histopathology. ''J Exp Med'' 1933;58:607-624.</ref> recognized the cottontail rabbit papillomavirus (CRPV) as the etiologic agent responsible for cutaneous papillomatosis in the cottontail rabbit. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Virology]] | [[Category:Virology]] | ||
Revision as of 15:46, January 14, 2009
The papillomaviruses are a group of small DNA viruses which induce warts (or papillomas) in a variety of higher vertebrates, including humans.
History
The first papillomavirus was described in 1933 when Richard Shope[1] recognized the cottontail rabbit papillomavirus (CRPV) as the etiologic agent responsible for cutaneous papillomatosis in the cottontail rabbit.
References
- ↑ Shope RE, Hurst EW. infectious papillomatosis of rabbits; with a note on the histopathology. J Exp Med 1933;58:607-624.