Medusavirus
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Medusavirus is a noun meaning (virology) A giant virus infecting amoebae causing them to shrivel and harden.
Meaning
(virology) A giant virus infecting amoebae causing them to shrivel and harden.
Example Sentences
MGVL27, medusaviruses, sylvanviruses and MGVL24 represented the viral lineages with the highest genome novelty.
Here, we report the novel features of medusavirus, a large DNA virus newly isolated from hot spring water in Japan.
On the other hand, medusavirus-infected amoeba cells show moderately decreased cell motility later than those of mimivirus-infected cells and change the cells to a cyst-like formation.
Word Forms
- medusaviruses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pandoravirus, medusian, mamavirus, amoebid, vermetus, varroid.
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