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poxvirus Definition

pox·virus (päksvī′rəs)

noun

any of a family (Poxviridae) of very large, complex DNA viruses affecting skin tissue, including those causing smallpox, cowpox, etc.

poxvirus Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • infection: These possibilities justify and the retention of adequate stocks of vaccine ( vaccinia ) to combat poxvirus infections.
  • family: Members of the poxvirus family were the first DNA viruses shown to encode secreted versions of cellular cytokine receptors.
  • genome: The genetic manipulation of poxvirus genomes can be used to engineer recombinant poxviruses that express foreign proteins.
  • particle: To view an electron micrograph of a negatively-stained poxvirus particle click here.

Noun used with modifier

squirrel: Gray squirrels are also a potential host to the disease, squirrel poxvirus which is normally fatal in reds.

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