virome

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English

Etymology

Blend of virus +‎ genome or from viro- +‎ -ome.

Noun

virome (plural viromes)

  1. (biology) The genomes of all the viruses that inhabit a particular organism or environment.
    • 2010 July 19, “A Universe of Us”, in The New York Times:
      Scientists now have discovered another realm within our habitat — the virome, a large community of viruses.
    • 2023 August, Batchimeg Togoobat, Nan Wu, Xifeng Wang, Mengji Cao, Zhongtian Xu, “Viromic approach reveals differences in the composition, diversity and relative abundance of pumpkin viruses across main growing regions of China”, in Virology, volume 585, →DOI, pages 61-71:
      Nevertheless, the comprehensive comparative analysis of pumpkin viromes across various geographic regions by NGS remains deficient.

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