SV 40

American

[es-vee-fawr-tee] / ˈɛsˈviˈfɔr ti /

Or SV-40,

noun

simian virus 40; a virus of the Papovaviridae family, originally isolated from kidney cells of healthy monkeys, and important in recombinant DNA and cancer research.

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SV 40

Doubters suggested that Dr. Trentin's adenovirus might have been contaminated with SV 40.

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