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multinucleopolyhedrovirus

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A genus of large, double-stranded DNA viruses in the family Baculoviridae, characterized by forming occlusion bodies that contain many viral particles; these viruses primarily infect insects, especially larvae of moths and butterflies, and are often used in biological pest control.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, microbiology, natural-sciences, virology

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From multi- + nucleo- + polyhedrovirus.