Prophages

Word PROPHAGES
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Definitions and meanings of "Prophages"

What do we mean by prophages?

The latent form of a bacteriophage in which the viral genome is inserted into the host chromosome.

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The word "prophages" in example sentences

The prophages include an F-pyocin-like prophage 01, a chimeric prophage 03, a lambdoid prophage 06, and decaying prophages 02, 04 and 05 with reduced size and / or complexity. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Sequence analyses revealed that the genome of Pf-5 is devoid of transposons and IS elements and that mobile genetic elements (MGEs) are represented by prophages and genomic islands that collectively span over 260 kb. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Most notable are a 35-kb segment of "cargo" genes in genomic island PFGI-1 and bacteriocin genes associated with prophages 1 and 4. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Although prophages and genomic islands from Pf-5 exhibit similarity to MGEs found in other Pseudomonas spp., they also carry a number of putative niche-specific genes that could affect the survival of P. fluorescens Pf-5 in natural habitats. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We therefore monitored GOLLD RNA transcription in L. brevis cultures grown with mitomycin C, an antibiotic that commonly induces prophages to lyse their hosts22. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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