Poxviridae

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Etymology

From English pox +‎ -viridae.

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Poxviridae

  1. A taxonomic family within the order Chitovirales – made up of many double-stranded DNA viruses that can replicate in cell cytoplasm.
    • 2015 December 15, “Retroviral DNA Sequences as a Means for Determining Ancient Diets”, in PLOS ONE[1] (in English), →DOI:
      Avian pox viruses (Poxviridae), are chordopoxviruses that infect domestic and wild game birds including hawks, seagulls, parrots, canaries, pigeons, hawks and fowl, causing cutaneous, respiratory and gastrointestinal lesions in their host [17 ].

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