Microbiology. A species of polyomavirus originally isolated from Rhesus monkey kidney cell cultures. Animal experiments revealed its oncogene potential whereas its role in human tumors (e.g. non-Hodgkin lymphoma) is still discussed.
Cells transformed with defective SV40 are used as host cells for certain SV40-cloning vectors in gene technology.
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