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biovar

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[bahy-uh-vahr] / ˈbaɪ əˌvɑr /

noun

Bacteriology.

  1. a group of microorganisms, usually bacteria, that have identical genetic but different biochemical or physiological characters.

Etymology

Origin of biovar

bio- + var(iant); cf. cultivar

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