(băk″ū-lō-vī′rŭs)
[Pronunciation]
[L. baculum, staff, walking stick + ″]
A double-stranded DNA virus that infects insects.
It has been used experimentally in recombinant DNA technology, e.g., in manufacturing vaccines.
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