Definition of "rhabdovirus" []

• Any of a group of RNA-containing plant and animal viruses, which includes the rabies virus. (noun)

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• ""Structures of individual rhabdovirus proteins have been reported in Science and other high-profile journals, but until now, how they are organized into a bullet shape has remained unclear," said study author Z. Hong Z.ou, UCLA professor of microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics and a member of the CNSI."
• "Viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV) is a rhabdovirus found in fish from oceans of the northern hemisphere and freshwaters of Europe."
• "Viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV) is a rhabdovirus that has caused extensive losses of cultured and wild fish."