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Definition of Myxoma virus
1. Noun. A poxvirus closely related to smallpox virus; causes benign gelatinous tumors in humans.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Myxoma Virus
Literary usage of Myxoma virus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"EFFECT OF VARYING THE SITE OF INTRADERMAL INOCULATION OF myxoma virus ON THE
COURSE OF THE DISEASE By PJ CHAPPLE* and RC MUIRHEAD-THOMSON** Ministry of ..."
2. Ending the War Metaphor: The Changing Agenda for Unraveling the Host-Microbe by Forum on Microbial Threats, Institute of Medicine (U.S.) (2006)
"The most commonly cited example involving a vertebrate host is the myxoma
virus-European rabbit interaction in Australia, in which evolution of the virus ..."
3. Ecological Risk Assessment Issue Papersby DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"For the myxoma virus introduced to control rabbits in Australia, the virus has
become attenuated and the rabbits resistant (Krebs, 1985; Williamson, 1992). ..."
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