Virus
baculoviridae
Subclass of:
Insect Viruses;
DNA Viruses
Definitions related to baculoviridae:
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A family of double-stranded DNA viruses that replicate in lepidopteran larvae.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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DNA viruses isolated from insects, arachnids, and crustaceans; has two subfamilies; one isolate is used to study expression vectors; contains two subfamilies Eubaculovirinae (occluded baculoviruses) and Nudibaculovirinae (nonoccluded baculoviruses).CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Family of INSECT VIRUSES which contain polyhedron-shaped or ovocylindrical occlusion bodies. The genera include ALPHABACULOVIRUS; GAMMABACULOVIRUS; and DELTABACULOVIRUS (commonly known as NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUSES) and BETABACULOVIRUS (commonly known as GRANULOVIRUSES). Baculovirus vectors are used for expression of foreign genes in insects and as BIOPESTICIDES for controlling insect populations.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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