sigmavirus

See also: Sigmavirus

English

Etymology

sigma +‎ -virus, from translingual Sigmavirus

Noun

sigmavirus (plural sigmaviruses)

1. Any virus of the genus Sigmavirus, affecting dipterans.
   • 2012, Ralf Georg Dietzgen, Rhabdoviruses: Molecular Taxonomy, Evolution, Genomics, Ecology, Host-vector Interactions, Cytopathology, and Control:

     Owing to the high level of divergence of the sigmaviruses, L genes appear to be more appropriate than N genes for their evolutionary comparisons (Longdon et al., 2010).

Translations

Sigmavirus