mycovirus

[mahy-koh-vahy-ruhs]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural

mycoviruses

any fungus-infecting virus.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mycovirus¹

myco- + virus

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Example Sentences

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Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have discovered that a mycovirus that infects plant pathogenic oomycete Globisporangium ultimum can increase the latter's sensitivity to specific fungicides.