A slow-spreading viral disease of birds that produces wartlike nodules on the skin. Infestations sometimes threaten commercial poultry interests.
Avipoxvirus, family Poxviridae
Example sentencesExamples
One uses the vaccinia virus, a relatively harmless virus used in smallpox vaccines, and the second uses the fowlpox vaccine.
Since fowlpox is among the largest of viruses, containing more than 200 genes, it is not surprising to find spontaneous, genetic exchange occurring between distinct viruses attacking the same birds.
This serious limitation is not observed with canarypox or fowlpox vectors but applies to BCG, poliovirus, or human adenovirus.
A new form of fowlpox, he said, now threatens poultry production and requires a new vaccine strategy.
With a view to improve current fowlpox virus vaccine, we have removed the REV sequences from the fowlpox virus genome.
In October of 1997, four separate cases of fowlpox occurred within a three week period in the Mission area, all in backyard poultry.
The invention further relates to eukaryote cells or prokaryote cells containing the recombinant DNA vector or the recombinant fowlpox virus.
Definition of fowlpox in US English:
fowlpox
nounˈfoulpäks
A slow-spreading viral disease of birds that produces wartlike nodules on the skin. Infestations sometimes threaten commercial poultry interests.
Avipoxvirus, family Poxviridae
Example sentencesExamples
Since fowlpox is among the largest of viruses, containing more than 200 genes, it is not surprising to find spontaneous, genetic exchange occurring between distinct viruses attacking the same birds.
With a view to improve current fowlpox virus vaccine, we have removed the REV sequences from the fowlpox virus genome.
The invention further relates to eukaryote cells or prokaryote cells containing the recombinant DNA vector or the recombinant fowlpox virus.
In October of 1997, four separate cases of fowlpox occurred within a three week period in the Mission area, all in backyard poultry.
This serious limitation is not observed with canarypox or fowlpox vectors but applies to BCG, poliovirus, or human adenovirus.
One uses the vaccinia virus, a relatively harmless virus used in smallpox vaccines, and the second uses the fowlpox vaccine.
A new form of fowlpox, he said, now threatens poultry production and requires a new vaccine strategy.