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VIRUS SAUVAGE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-12-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ecosystems
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- virus in the wild
1, record 1, English, virus%20in%20the%20wild
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- wild virus 2, record 1, English, wild%20virus
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A virus that does not infect domesticated animals, cultivated plants, or humans. 1, record 1, English, - virus%20in%20the%20wild
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The number of virus species in the world, particularly viruses in the wild ... is speculative since viral taxonomy and ecology is in an infant stage of study. 1, record 1, English, - virus%20in%20the%20wild
Record 1, Key term(s)
- wild-type virus
- wild type virus
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Écosystèmes
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- virus sauvage
1, record 1, French, virus%20sauvage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Virus qui ne s'attaque pas aux animaux domestiques, aux plantes cultivées ni aux humains. 2, record 1, French, - virus%20sauvage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le nombre des «espèces» de virus du monde entier et notamment des virus sauvages [...] est théorique, car la taxinomie et l'écologie des virus en sont encore à leurs débuts. 2, record 1, French, - virus%20sauvage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La comparaison de virus sauvages avec les virus mutants ayant perdu leur pouvoir transformant a permis d'individualiser plusieurs gènes dont on ne connaissait pas le rôle mais qui semblaient tous jouer un rôle dans la transformation par les virus sauvages. 3, record 1, French, - virus%20sauvage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ecosistemas
- Microbiología y parasitología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- virus salvaje
1, record 1, Spanish, virus%20salvaje
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- virus en estado natural 2, record 1, Spanish, virus%20en%20estado%20natural
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Virus de una cepa original que no ha sufrido cambios por mutación o por manipulación genética. 3, record 1, Spanish, - virus%20salvaje
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