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poxvirus

A Dictionary of Biology | 2004 | 263 words | Copyright

poxvirus One of a group of DNA-containing viruses, often enclosed in an outer membrane, that typically produce skin lesions in vertebrates. They include those viruses causing smallpox (variola), cowpox (vaccinia), and myxomatosis. Some poxviruses produce tumours.

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