Biovar

A biovar is a variant prokaryotic strain that differs physiologically and/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.

References

  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.

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