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| 1.An infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy,... |
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| The protein coat or shell of a virus particle, surrounding the nucleic acid or nucleoprotein core. |
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| The lytic cycle is one of the two cycles of viral reproduction, the other being the lysogenic cycle. |
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| An infective process characterised by the incorporation of the DNA of the infecting phage into the host cell chromosome. Once incorporated, the phage DNA replicates along with the host DNA. The incorporated phage DNA is relatively inactive, thus permitting the host cell to continue fairly normal life processes. |
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| The genetic material of a bacteriophage, incorporated into the genome of a bacterium and able to produce phages if specifically activated |
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| 1.A substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases, prepared from the... |
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| (Emerging disease) n: The Institute for Medicine defines emerging and re-emerging diseases as: "New, re-emerging, or drug-resistant... |
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| A protein particle that is believed to be the cause of brain diseases such as BSE, scrapie, and Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease. |
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