Adenovirus serotype 36
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Human adenovirus 36 (HAdV-36)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> or Ad-36 or Adv36 is one of 52 types of adenoviruses. It causes respiratory and eye infections in humans.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Role in obesity
There is a possible positive correlation between body fat and the presence of AD-36 antibodies in the blood.<ref name="Ponterio2015">Template:Cite journal </ref>
To date, AD-36 is the only human adenovirus that has been linked with human obesity.<ref name="Atkinson">Template:Cite journal</ref>