ranavirus

A genus of iridoviridae which infects amphibians. It is non-pathogenic for its natural host, rana pipiens, but is lethal for tadpoles and fowler toads. Frog virus 3 is the type species.

(12 Dec 1998)


Terms mentioned in text: genus, iridoviridae, infects, amphibians, pathogenic, natural, host, rana pipiens, lethal, tadpoles, toads, frog, virus, type species
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