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单词 baculovirus
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Definition of baculovirus in English:

baculovirus

noun ˈbakjʊlə(ʊ)ˌvʌɪrəsˈbakyəlōˌvīrəs
Biology
  • A member of a family of DNA viruses infecting only invertebrate animals. Some have a very specific insect host, and may be used in biological pest control.

    〔生〕杆状病毒

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Dietary phenolics also can inhibit insect pathogenic baculoviruses.
    • This baculovirus is highly specific for mosquitoes and isn't known to be detrimental to people, plants, or wildlife.
    • In the nuclei of caterpillar cells infected with baculoviruses, viral progeny multiply and are incorporated into protective polyhedron-shaped protein structures called occlusion bodies.
    • And baculoviruses don't kill pest insects as rapidly as chemical insecticides.
    • The team adapted the outer layer, or ‘coat,’ from a baculovirus, a virus that infects butterflies and moths, onto another modified virus.

Origin

1980s: from Latin baculum 'rod, stick' + virus.

Definition of baculovirus in US English:

baculovirus

nounˈbakyəlōˌvīrəs
Biology
  • A member of a family of DNA viruses infecting only invertebrate animals. Some have a very specific insect host, and may be used in biological pest control.

    〔生〕杆状病毒

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Dietary phenolics also can inhibit insect pathogenic baculoviruses.
    • This baculovirus is highly specific for mosquitoes and isn't known to be detrimental to people, plants, or wildlife.
    • And baculoviruses don't kill pest insects as rapidly as chemical insecticides.
    • The team adapted the outer layer, or ‘coat,’ from a baculovirus, a virus that infects butterflies and moths, onto another modified virus.
    • In the nuclei of caterpillar cells infected with baculoviruses, viral progeny multiply and are incorporated into protective polyhedron-shaped protein structures called occlusion bodies.

Origin

1980s: from Latin baculum ‘rod, stick’ + virus.

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