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genospecies en · NOUN

Etymology

From geno- + species.

Meanings

1. A species (group of organisms that can interbreed) identified and characterised by means of genetics.
   • The last two genospecies are etiologic agents of almost all LB cases in Russia, which encompasses the greater part of the range of B. 2015 July 6, “C6 Peptide-Based Multiplex Phosphorescence Analysis (PHOSPHAN) for Serologic Confirmation of Lyme Borreliosis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
   • The genospecies complex of B. burgdorferi sensu lato has been divided into more than 4 distinct genospecies: B.burgdorferi sensu stricto (most North American isolates), Borrella garinii, Borrelia afzelii, Borrelia japonica, and other additional strains which do not fit into any of the specified genospecies. 1997, Carel J. van Oss, Immunological and Molecular Diagnosis of Infectious Disease:
   • When their respective genotypes permit inter-bacterial genetic transfer and recombination, we may say that they belong to the same genospecies. 1963 September, Arnold W. Ravin, “Experimental Approaches to the Study of Bacterial Phylogeny”, in The American Naturalist, volume 97, number 89, page 308:

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Relateds

genospecific · phenospecies