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Baculoviridae

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-002681

Family of insect viruses containing two subfamilies: Eubaculovirinae (occluded baculoviruses) and Nudibaculovirinae (nonoccluded baculoviruses). The Eubaculovirinae, which contain polyhedron-shaped inclusion bodies, have two genera: Nucleopolyhedrovirus and Granulovirus. Baculovirus vectors are used for expression of foreign genes in insects.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-002681
FieldEnvironment
SubjectBiological substances
ReferencesNLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002681",
  "term": "Baculoviridae",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Family of insect viruses containing two subfamilies: Eubaculovirinae (occluded baculoviruses) and Nudibaculovirinae (nonoccluded baculoviruses). The Eubaculovirinae, which contain polyhedron-shaped inclusion bodies, have two genera: Nucleopolyhedrovirus and Granulovirus. Baculovirus vectors are used for expression of foreign genes in insects.",
  "subject": "Biological substances",
  "references": [
    "NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/baculoviridae/"
}

Record 2,638 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.