rhabdovirus
/ˈrabdə(ʊ)ˌvʌɪrəs/Virology
noun
Any member of a group (now the family Rhabdoviridae) of bullet- or rod-shaped, enveloped, single-stranded RNA viruses which include rabies virus, vesicular stomatitis virus, and other pathogens of vertebrates, insects, and plants.
- The family Rhabdoviridae includes the genera Lyssavirus (rabies virus, etc.), Vesiculovirus (vesicular stomatitis viruses, etc.), Ephemerovirus (bovine ephemeral fever virus, etc.), Novirhabdovirus (various fish viruses), and two genera of plant viruses (Cytorhabdovirus and Nucleorhabdovirus)..
Origin
1960s. From rhabdo- + virus.