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bracovirus

bracovirus noun: any member of the genus Bracovirus, of viruses that are symbiotic with specific braconids.

bracovirus: any member of the genus Bracovirus, of viruses that are symbiotic with specific braconids
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Noun

bracovirus (plural bracoviruses)

  1. Any member of the genus Bracovirus, of viruses that are symbiotic with specific braconids.
    • The genetic analyses of the bracovirus Cm V support the hypothesis of transmission of polydnaviruses through the wasps' germline, but the mechanism utilized by bracoviruses presently is unclear.1993, Jo-Ann G. W. Fleming, Peter J. Krell, “Chapter 9: Polydnavirus Genome Organization”, in Nancy E. Beckage, Stephen A. Thompson, B. A. Federici, editors, Parasites and Pathogens of Insects...
    • This paper focuses on the evolution of the bracoviruses. Currently, this group is more promising than the ichnoviruses for evolutionary study because the phylogenetic relationships among the braconid carriers are better understood.[…]Recently, braconids carrying bracoviruses were determined to...2000, James B. Whitfield, “Phylogeny of Micrgastroid Braconid Wasps, and What it Tells Us about Polydnavirus Evolution”, in Andrew Austin, Mark Dowton, editors, Hymenoptera: Evolution, Biodiversity...

Forms of bracovirus

pluralbracoviruses

Origin of bracovirus

From braco(nid) + virus.

Questions about bracovirus

What does bracovirus mean?
Bracovirus means any member of the genus Bracovirus, of viruses that are symbiotic with specific braconids.
What part of speech is bracovirus?
Bracovirus is a noun.
What is the plural of bracovirus?
The plural of bracovirus is bracoviruses.

Words near bracovirus in the dictionary

  1. braconniere
  2. braconnieres
  3. braconnière
  4. braconnières
  5. bracoviral
  6. bracovirus
  7. bracoviruses
  8. bract
  9. bractea
  10. bracteal
  11. bracteas

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