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Descriptor English: Iridovirus
Descriptor Spanish: Iridovirus
Descriptor Iridovirus
Scope note: Género de IRIDOVIRIDAE que comprende pequeños virus de insectos, iridiscentes. Las larvas infectadas y los pellets de virus purificados muestran iridiscencia de azul a púrpura.
Descriptor Portuguese: Iridovirus
Descriptor French: Iridovirus
Entry term(s): Iridoviruses
Tree number(s): B04.280.410.400
B04.525.400
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017994
Scope note: A genus of IRIDOVIRIDAE comprising small iridescent insect viruses. The infected larvae and purified virus pellets exhibit a blue to purple iridescence.
Annotation: coordinate IM with specific insect /virol [IM]
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
Previous Indexing: DNA Viruses (1975-1977)
Iridoviridae (1979-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
DeCS ID: 31382
Unique ID: D017994
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/06/04
Revision Date: 2015/06/22
Iridovirus - Preferred
Concept UI M0027172
Scope note A genus of IRIDOVIRIDAE comprising small iridescent insect viruses. The infected larvae and purified virus pellets exhibit a blue to purple iridescence.
Preferred term Iridovirus
Entry term(s) Iridoviruses



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