Meanings
nounklassevirus (plural klasseviruses)
plural klasseviruses
- A picornavirus, of the genus Klassevirus, associated with pediatric diarrhea.
Subsequently, both salivirus and klassevirus were classified as belonging to the novel genus Salivirus in Picornaviridae.
2015 July 21, “Salivirus in Children and Its Association with Childhood Acute Gastroenteritis: A Paired Case-Control Study”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
From the genus name.
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klassevirus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/klassevirus
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