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rhabdovirus

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rhabdovirus /rhab·do·vi·rus/ (rab´do-vi″rus) any virus of the family Rhabdoviridae.
rhab·do·vi·rus (rbd-vrs)
n. pl. rhab·do·vi·rus·es
A virus of the family Rhabdoviridae.

Rhabdovirus
A type of virus named for its rod- or bullet-like shape. The rabies virus belongs to a family of viruses called Rhabdoviridae.
Mentioned in: Rabies

rhabdovirus
[rab′dōvī′rəs]
Etymology: Gk, rhabdos + L, virus, poison
a member of a family of viruses that includes the organism causing rabies.

rhabdovirus [rab´do-vi″rus]
any of a family of bullet-shaped or bacilliform RNA viruses;one genus, Lyssavirus, includes the rabies virus.

rhabdovirus
a member of the family Rhabdoviridae.


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The olive leaf extract exhibits antiviral activity against viral heamorrhagic septicaemia rhabdovirus (VHSV).
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