Category
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biovar
thumb|Aeromonas veronii biovar sobria|Aeromonas veronii biovar sobria [[Gram stain on microscope slide]]
A biovar is a variant prokaryotic strain that differs physiologically or biochemically from other strains in a particular species. Morphovars (or morphotypes) are those strains that differ morphologically. Serovars (or serotypes) are those strains that have antigenic properties that differ from other strains.
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International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
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International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes
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