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Comovirus

Medical Definition: A genus of plant viruses of the family COMOVIRIDAE in which the bipartite genome is encapsidated in separate icosahedral particles. Mosaic and mottle symptoms are characteristic, and transmission is exclusively by leaf-feeding beetles. Cowpea mosaic virus is the type species.
Guide Notes: coord IM with specific plant /virol
Also Called: Cowpea Mosaic Virus
Previously Indexed: Mosaic Viruses (1973-1993),Plant Viruses (1966-1993)

Comovirus Medical Definitions and Terms

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