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Viruses > Bacteriophages > Prophages

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Prophages  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Genomes of temperate BACTERIOPHAGES integrated into the DNA of their bacterial host cell. The prophages can be duplicated for many cell generations until some stimulus induces its activation and virulence.

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Entry terms

  • Prophage

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