REOVIRUS


Meaning of REOVIRUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌrē-ō-ˈvī-rəs ]

noun

Etymology: r espiratory e nteric o rphan (i.e., unidentified) virus

Date: 1959

: any of a family ( Reoviridae ) of double-stranded RNA viruses that have a virion with icosahedral structural symmetry but may appear spherical, that have a capsid with one to three concentric protein layers, and that include many pathogens of plants or animals

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