NALT

Preferred term

cytoplasmic polyhedrosis viruses

Topic

A group of entomopathogenic viruses that infect arthropods. According to the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV), CPVs are classified under the family Reoviridae and genus Cypovirus. Cytoplasmic polyhedrosis viruses have a very wide host range, affecting mainly lepidopterous insects. Cytoplasmic polyhedrosis has been recognized as one of the most important diseases of the silkworm, inflicting substantial economic losses to the sericulture industry in Japan.

invertebrate viruses

cytoplasmic polyhedrosis virus group

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

10954

Spanish

virus de polihedrosis citoplasmática

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/31259

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 9/29/14