ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include reovirion, mycoreovirus, orthoreovirus, retrovirus, betaretrovirus, respirovirus.

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