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MeSH Heading: Iridovirus
Tree Number(s): B04.280.410.400; B04.525.400
Unique ID: D017994
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017994
Annotation: coordinate IM with specific insect /‌virol [IM]
Scope Note: A genus of IRIDOVIRIDAE comprising small iridescent insect viruses. The infected larvae and purified virus pellets exhibit a blue to purple iridescence.
Previous Indexing: DNA Viruses (1975-1977); Iridoviridae (1979-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/06/04
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

Iridovirus MeSH Descriptor Data 2025