Bacteriophage
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bacteriophage-168-11116158
title:
Bacteriophage
text:
A bacteriophage, also known informally as a phage, is a virus that infects and replicates within bacteria and archaea. The term was derived from "bacteria" and the Greek φαγεῖν (phagein), meaning "to devour". Bacteriophages are composed of proteins that encapsulate a DNA or RNA genome, and may have structures that are either simple or elaborate. Their genomes may encode as few as four genes and as many as hundreds of genes. Phages replicate within the bacterium following the injection of their g
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description:
Virus that infects and replicates within bacteria
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacteriophage
date created:
2001-09-14T20:48:51Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T00:30:39Z
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