Biovar

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A biovar is a variant prokaryotic strain that differs physiologically or biochemically from other strains in a particular species.[1][2] Morphovars (or morphotypes) are those strains that differ morphologically. Serovars (or serotypes) are those strains that have antigenic properties that differ from other strains.


List of biovars

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This is a list of biovars and strains of biovars listed at the NCBI Taxonomy database:[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Biovar - definition of biovar by Medical dictionary". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Biovar - Define Biovar at Dictionary.com". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  3. ^ Schoch CL, et al. NCBI Taxonomy: a comprehensive update on curation, resources and tools. Database (Oxford). 2020: baaa062. PubMed: 32761142 PMC: PMC7408187

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