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megalocytivirus

megalocytivirus noun: any of the genus Megalocytivirus of viruses in the family Iridoviridae, infecting teleost fishes.

Noun

megalocytivirus (plural megalocytiviruses)

  1. Any of the genus Megalocytivirus of viruses in the family Iridoviridae, infecting teleost fishes.
    • Further studies are necessary to investigate what factors determine the immune response against recombinant viral proteins, in particular MCP, in the different megalocytiviruses.2015 August 7, Ad de Groof et al., “A Novel Virus Causes Scale Drop Disease in Lates calcarifer”, in PLoS Pathogens, volume 11, →DOI

Forms of megalocytivirus

pluralmegalocytiviruses

Origin of megalocytivirus

From the genus name.

Questions about megalocytivirus

What does megalocytivirus mean?
Megalocytivirus means any of the genus Megalocytivirus of viruses in the family Iridoviridae, infecting teleost fishes.
What part of speech is megalocytivirus?
Megalocytivirus is a noun.
What is the plural of megalocytivirus?
The plural of megalocytivirus is megalocytiviruses.

Words near megalocytivirus in the dictionary

  1. megalocornea
  2. megalocorneal
  3. megalocorneas
  4. megalocyte
  5. megalocytes
  6. megalocytivirus
  7. megalocytiviruses
  8. megalocytosis
  9. megalodisc
  10. megalodiscs
  11. megalodon

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