biovar

Noun

Meaning

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biovar (plural biovars)

(biology) A strain of microorganisms that is physiologically and/or biochemically differentiable from others

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Examples

As of 2006, the genomic sequence of a strain of biovar Antiqua has been recently completed. citation Similar to the other pathogenic strains, there are signs of loss of function mutations. Source: Internet

Genome The complete genomic sequence is available for two of the three subspecies of Y. pestis: strain KIM (of biovar Y. p. medievalis), citation and strain CO92 (of biovar Y. p. orientalis, obtained from a clinical isolate in the United States). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

bioval biovalorization biovalorize biovariability biovariance biovariant