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host-specific - definition and meaning
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Generally, viruses are 'host-specific ' only attacking or pirating a single species.
Marine microbes 2009
The scattered angiosperms here and in the foothills supported some host-specific herbivores with associated predators; they were also exploited (especially after exceptional rains) by a number of Orthoptera, Hemiptera, and Lepidoptera derived from migratory African populations and perhaps reinforced at intervals by additional groups of colonists.
Ascension scrub and grasslands 2008
The weevils are host-specific , and do not feed on any other plants or crops apart from the water hyacinth.
ANC Daily News Briefing 1996
Insect pests of intercrops such as Albizzia and Casuarina are host-specific and do not infest oil palm.
1. Designing integrated pest management for sustainable and productive futures. 1992
"It is very consistent with what we know about ISAV in other parts of the world and that is that it's present in a marine reservoir of species and that when given a chance, let's say with net-pen Atlantic salmon, if it can get a foothold it can begin to evolve and adapt to a more virulent and a more host-specific form."
CBC | Top Stories News 2011
Symantec's thin optimization technology leverages host-specific intelligence and standards-based storage hardware.
Top Tech News 2010
Symantec's thin optimization technology leverages host-specific intelligence and standards-based storage hardware.
Top Tech News 2010
Symantec's thin optimization technology leverages host-specific intelligence and standards-based storage hardware.
Top Tech News 2010
The mites that most commonly cause mange in squirrels, known as "notoedric" mites, are reported to be host-specific to squirrels and are not likely to spread to cats, dogs or humans.
courierpress.com Stories Larry Caplan 2010
Symantec's thin optimization technology leverages host-specific intelligence and standards-based storage hardware.
Top Tech News 2010
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