MYXV

myxoma virus(English)

  • a member of the Poxviridae family and prototype for the genus Leporipoxvirus. It is pathogenic only for European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus), in which it causes a lethal disease called myxomatosis, and for two North American species, Sylvilagus audubonni and Sylvilagus nuttalli, in which it causes a less severe disease. MYXV replicates exclusively in the cytoplasm of the host cell
  • M-T7
  • Virology, Veterinary medicine
  • https://doi.org…9259.mc14a01s17