viral strain

collocation in English

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viral
adjective
uk
/ˈvaɪə.rəl/us
/ˈvaɪ.rəl/
caused by ...
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strain
noun
uk
/streɪn/us
/streɪn/
a force or influence that stretches, pulls, or puts pressure on something, sometimes ...
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(Definition ofviralandstrainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Browsing at the speed of light through the enormous database of previously produced antibodies, these lymphocytes find out that they have never before encountered this particularviralstrain.
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The symptoms exhibited vary depending on theviralstrain, host ecotype, and environmental conditions.
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This co-infection provides an opportunity for mixing of the viral genes between existing strains, thereby producing a newviralstrain.
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Indeed, future phylogeny studies need to investigate the viral strains infecting both the fox and dog populations within this region.
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Phylogeography is a useful tool in understanding the origins and distributions of different viral strains.
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Both forms work by exposing the body to the viral strains within the vaccine.
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The segmented nature of the genome allows for the exchange of entire genes between different viral strains.
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The most common human vaccine is the trivalent influenza vaccine that contains purified and inactivated material from three viral strains.
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This particular group of peptides have been found to play a significant role in predicting both infectivity and lethality of various viral strains.
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The evolution of these viruses is dominated more by the random importation of genetically different viral strains from other geographic locations and less by natural selection.
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