Medical Definition of Orthopoxviridae
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Genus of double stranded DNA viruses (250-390 x 200-260nm) that preferentially infect epithelial cells. Includes variola (smallpox) and vaccinia.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Orthopoxviridae
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