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Bacteriophage |
A virus that infects bacteria; often shortened to phage |
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Latent infection |
Viral infection in which the viral genome is present but not active, so viral particles are not being produced |
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Lysogen |
A bacterium that carries phage DNA (the prophage) integrated into its genome |
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Lysogenic Conversion |
A change in the properties of a bacterium conferred by a prophage |
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Lytic Infection |
Viral infection of a host cell with a subsequent production of more virus particles and lysis of a cell |
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Plaque Assay |
Method used to measure the number of viral particles present in a sample |
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Prion |
An infectious agent that causes a neurodegenerative disease; consists of a protein similar in amino acid sequence to a normal protein in the body |
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Productive infection |
Viral infection in which more viral particles are produced |
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Viroid |
An infectious agent of plants that consists only of RNA |
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Virion |
A complete virus in its inert non-replicating form; also referred to as a viral particle |
