单词 | baculovirus |
释义 | baculovirusn. Virology. Any member of the genus Baculovirus or family Baculoviridae of rod-shaped, enveloped, double-stranded DNA viruses, which infect insects and other arthropods and can be used as biological control agents. Also (in form Baculovirus): the genus itself. ΚΠ 1971 P. Wildy Classif. & Nomencl. Viruses 32 (table) Baculovirus. 1975 Nature 27 Mar. 328/1 Couch reported a baculovirus, another type of virus found commonly in insects, in the pink shrimp, Penaeus duorarum. 1991 Jrnl. Virol. Methods 34 246 Since the physical characteristics and cytopathic effects were similar to those viruses in the genus Baculovirus, the name Baculovirus penaei (BP) was proposed. 1993 Harrowsmith June 52/1 These so-called baculoviruses, including three types registered for use on Canada's forests, kill invertebrates exclusively and may infect only a single species of insect. 2006 New Scientist 11 Nov. 88 (advt.) The group is particularly interested in engineering baculovirus to deliver therapeutic genes or short-hairpin RNAs selectively to specific cell populations in the liver. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1971 |
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