Meanings
nounbadnavirus (plural badnaviruses)
plural badnaviruses
- Any member of the genus Badnavirus of plant viruses in the family Caulimoviridae.
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.
2015 July 25, “Characterization by Small RNA Sequencing of Taro Bacilliform CH Virus (TaBCHV), a Novel Badnavirus”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
From the genus name, formed from bacilliform + DNA + virus.
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