cucumber mosaic
noun
: a plant disease especially of cucumbers that is caused by a single-stranded RNA virus (species Cucumber mosaic virus of the genus Cucumovirus, family Bromoviridae) and is transmitted chiefly by an aphid and produces mottled foliage and often pale warty fruits
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HypoPet is working on an experimental vaccine called Fel-CuMV (or HypoCat), which incorporates particles from the cucumber mosaic virus attached to a Fel d 1 protein.
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Wilson Chapman, Discover Magazine, 20 Nov. 2020
Wilson Chapman, Discover Magazine, 20 Nov. 2020
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