poxvirus Definition
pox·virus (päks′vī′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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