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Viruses > DNA Viruses > Baculoviridae
Viruses > Insect Viruses > Baculoviridae

Preferred term

Baculoviridae  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Entry terms

  • Baculovirus
  • txid10442

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-VX8GFCSH-C

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