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Sendai virus
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Proper noun
Sendai virus 1
mul archaic species family Paramyxoviridae 1 causal agent of a respiratory infection among mammals, that is problematic among laboratory rodents; synonym of Murine respirovirus species
Hypernyms
species Mononegavirales order 1 order; Paramyxoviridae family 1 family; Orthoparamyxovirinae subfamily 1 subfamily; Respirovirus genus genus
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Etymology
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Noun
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a virus, of genus Respirovirus genus, found in mice but is not pathogenic for humans; it has the ability to generate heterokaryons by fusing cells
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