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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Fields of Study > animal and human health > animal health > animal pathogens > animal viruses > invertebrate viruses > cytoplasmic polyhedrosis viruses
Animals, Livestock, One Health > animal and human health > animal health > animal pathogens > animal viruses > invertebrate viruses > cytoplasmic polyhedrosis viruses
Fields of Study > etiology > etiological agents > pathogens > animal pathogens > animal viruses > invertebrate viruses > cytoplasmic polyhedrosis viruses
Research, Technology, Methods > etiology > etiological agents > pathogens > animal pathogens > animal viruses > invertebrate viruses > cytoplasmic polyhedrosis viruses
Preferred Term:

virus de polihedrosis citoplasmática

Definition:
Grupo de virus entomopatogénicos que infectan artrópodos. De acuerdo con el Comité Internacional de Taxonomía de Virus (ICTV, la sigla en inglés), los virus de polihedrosis citoplasmática se clasifican dentro de la familia Reovirade y el género Cypovirus. Los virus de polihedrosis citoplasmática tienen un rango de huéspedes muy amplio, que afecta principalmente a insectos lepidópteros. La polihedrosis citoplasmática ha sido reconocida como una de las enfermedades más importantes del gusano de la seda, lo cual inflinge pérdidas económicas considerables a la industria de la sericultura en Japón.
Concept Schemes:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt
Términos Genéricos:
virus de los invertebrados
Términos Relacionados:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/31259
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