Reovirus
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Reovirus is a noun meaning Any of a group of RNA viruses, of the family Reoviridae, that infect animals and some plants.
Meaning
Any of a group of RNA viruses, of the family Reoviridae, that infect animals and some plants.
Example Sentences
The former inclusion of reoviruses in the ECHO group was based originally on their isolation from the stools of human beings, their optimal isolation in monkey kidney tissue culture and the lack of pathogenicity of the initial strains for new-born mice, guinea pigs, rabbits and monkeys.
Word Forms
- reoviruses
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include reovirion, mycoreovirus, orthoreovirus, retrovirus, betaretrovirus, respirovirus.
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