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Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D016367
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D016367
Preferred Name

Baculoviridae

Definitions
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.
Synonyms
Baculoviruses
Baculovirus
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