temperate virus
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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
Virus — A microorganism smaller than a bacteria, which cannot grow or reproduce apart from a living cell. A virus invades living cells and uses their chemical machinery to keep itself alive and to replicate itself. It may reproduce with fidelity or with… … Medical dictionary
temperate bacteriophage — bacteriophage acteriophage n. sing. & pl. a virus which infects bacteria; also colloquially called {phage} in laboratory jargon. Note: Bacteriophages are of many varieties, generally specific for one or a narrow range of bacterial species, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
temperate — temperately, adv. temperateness, n. /tem peuhr it, tem prit/, adj. 1. moderate or self restrained; not extreme in opinion, statement, etc.: a temperate response to an insulting challenge. 2. moderate as regards indulgence of appetite or passion,… … Universalium
temperate — tem•per•ate [[t]ˈtɛm pər ɪt, ˈtɛm prɪt[/t]] adj. 1) moderate or self restrained; not extreme in opinion, statement, etc 2) moderate in any indulgence, as in the use of alcoholic liquors 3) (of things) not excessive in degree 4) mer moderate in… … From formal English to slang
temperate phage — A phage (virus) that invades but does not normally destroy (lyse) the host bacterial cell. Under specific circumstances, the lytic cycle is induced, resulting in the release of infective phage particles … Glossary of Biotechnology
Cucumber mosaic virus — (CMV) Fig. 1. A red violet stained hexagonal inclusion body of CMV. The blue colored body below the virus inclusion is the nucleus of the cell. Virus classification Group: Group IV … Wikipedia
West Nile virus — Taxobox name = West Nile virus virus group = iv familia = Flaviviridae genus = Flavivirus species = West Nile virus Infobox Disease Name = West Nile Fever DiseasesDB = 30025 ICD10 = ICD10|A|92|3 MeshID = D014901West Nile virus (or WNV) is a virus … Wikipedia
Human respiratory syncytial virus — Taxobox name = Human respiratory syncytial virus image width = 300px image caption = Transmission electron micrograph of RSV virus group = v ordo = Mononegavirales familia = Paramyxoviridae genus = Pneumovirus species = Human respiratory… … Wikipedia
TeV — temperate virus … Medical dictionary
