NCIt definition : A group of DNA containing viruses which infect mammals and are capable of causing
respiratory disease, including one form of the common cold.;
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A member of a family of viruses that can cause infections in the respiratory
tract, eye, and gastrointestinal tract. Forms of adenoviruses that do not cause disease
are used in gene therapy. They carry genes that may fix defects in cells or kill cancer
cells.; CDISC: Any viral organism that can be assigned to the family Adenoviridae.;