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biovar

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bi·o·var (b-vâr, -vr)
n.
A group of bacterial strains that are distinguishable from other strains of the same species on the basis of their physiological characteristics.

biovar
a group of strains of a species of microorganisms having differentiable biochemical or physiological characteristics.


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Genetics of metabolic variations between Yersinia pestis biovars and the proposal of a new biovar, microtus.
Its two major subspecies (biovariants) are F tularensis biovar tularensis (type A), the more virulent form that is most common in North America, and F tularensis biovar palaearctica (type B), a relatively avirulent form that is found in Europe and Asia.
At times identification to species is adequate, but frequently we require identification to race, biovar or strain.
 
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