Microviridae
Also found in: Medical, Wikipedia.
Microviridae
[‚mī·krō′vir·ə‚dī] (virology)
A family of nontailed bacterial viruses (bacteriophages) that is characterized by icosahedral particles containing a single-stranded circular deoxyribonucleic acid genome, members infect enterobacteria.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.