defective prophage

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• prophage — SYN: probacteriophage. defective p. defective bacteriophage. * * * pro·phage prō .fāj, .fäzh n an intracellular form of a bacteriophage in which it is harmless to the host, is usu. integrated into the hereditary material of the host, and… …   Medical dictionary

• transduction — 1. Transfer of genetic material (and its phenotypic expression) from one cell to another by viral infection. 2. A form of genetic recombination in bacteria …   Medical dictionary

• virus — viruslike, adj. /vuy reuhs/, n., pl. viruses. 1. an ultramicroscopic (20 to 300 nm in diameter), metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals: composed of an RNA …   Universalium

• LYSOGÉNIE — Depuis 1940, et sous l’impulsion de Max Delbrück, les bactériophages ont donné lieu à de nombreuses recherches qui ont apporté beaucoup d’explications sur l’origine, l’action et la reproduction des virus, et sur un grand nombre d’autres problèmes …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• probacteriophage — The stage of a temperate bacteriophage in which the genome is incorporated in the genetic apparatus of the bacterial host. SYN: prophage. defective p. defective bacteriophage. * * * pro·bac·te …   Medical dictionary

• Virus — This article is about the biological agent. For other uses, see Virus (disambiguation). For a generally accessible and less technical introduction to the topic, see Introduction to viruses. Viruses …   Wikipedia

• Bacteriophage — This article is about a biological infectious particle; for other uses, see phage (disambiguation). A bacteriophage (from bacteria and Greek φάγειν phagein to eat ) is any one of a number of viruses that infect bacteria. The term is commonly used …   Wikipedia

• Shiga-like toxin — is a AB5 type Shiga toxin produced by the bacteria Escherichia coli and also known as verotoxin. In 1977, researchers in Ottawa, Ontario rediscovered the Shiga toxin produced by Shigella dysenteriae in E. coli . [cite journal |author=Konowalchuk… …   Wikipedia

• List of biology topics — Biology is the study of life and its processes. Biologists study all aspects of living things, including all of the many life forms on earth and the processes in them that enable life. These basic processes include the harnessing of energy, the… …   Wikipedia

• Werner Arber — Infobox Scientist name = Werner Arber box width = image width =150px caption = Werner Arber birth date = June 3, 1929 birth place = death date = death place = residence = citizenship = nationality = Switzerland ethnicity = field = microbiology… …   Wikipedia