badnavirus

See also: Badnavirus

English

Etymology

From the genus name, formed from bacilliform +‎ DNA +‎ virus.

Noun

badnavirus (plural badnaviruses)

1. Any of the genus Badnavirus of plant viruses in the family Caulimoviridae.
   • 2015 July 25, “Characterization by Small RNA Sequencing of Taro Bacilliform CH Virus (TaBCHV), a Novel Badnavirus”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Blast searching identified five and nine contigs assembled from small RNAs of samples T1 and T2 matched onto the genome sequences of badnaviruses in the family Caulimoviridae.

Derived terms

• badnaviral

Anagrams

• bandavirus