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T-Phages  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A series of 7 virulent phages which infect E. coli. The T-even phages T2, T4; (BACTERIOPHAGE T4), and T6, and the phage T5 are called "autonomously virulent" because they cause cessation of all bacterial metabolism on infection. Phages T1, T3; (BACTERIOPHAGE T3), and T7; (BACTERIOPHAGE T7) are called "dependent virulent" because they depend on continued bacterial metabolism during the lytic cycle. The T-even phages contain 5-hydroxymethylcytosine in place of ordinary cytosine in their DNA.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Bacteriophages T
  • Coliphages T
  • Phages T

In other languages

  • French

  • Bactériophages T
  • Coliphages T

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-RJ6BKMFJ-P

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