bacteriophages
Bacteria-infecting viruses
Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria.
Often shortened to phages, they inject genetic material into bacterial cells, hijacking the cell's machinery to replicate.
Bacteriophages are abundant in nature—found wherever bacteria exist—and have applications in medicine as alternatives to antibiotics: Phage therapy targets antibiotic-resistant infections.
Viral genetic material's casing
- virionSingle viral unit
- baseplateStructural bottom piece
- sheathProtective blade covering
- collarNeck encirclement
head · morphology · filamentous · prolate · envelope
Signal or energy transformation
- recombinationGenetic material exchange process
- genomicsStudy of entire genetic sequences
- sequencingDetermining element order
- CRISPRGene-editing molecular machinery
Cell membrane rupture
- adsorptionAccumulation on a surface
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- assemblyConstructing from components
Antibiotic-immune bacteria
- biocontrolPest control via organisms
- antimicrobialKills or inhibits germs
- staphylococcusSpherical bacteria in clusters
- pseudomonasGram-negative rod-shaped bacterium
Complete separation from others
- enrichmentImprovement through addition
- culturingGrowing organisms artificially
- propagationAct of spreading widely
capsid
Viral genetic material's casing
collar · head · morphology · filamentous · prolate · envelope
transduction
Signal or energy transformation
- recombinationGenetic material exchange process
- genomicsStudy of entire genetic sequences
- sequencingDetermining element order
CRISPR · promoter · integration · excision
lysis
Cell membrane rupture
- adsorptionAccumulation on a surface
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
superbugs
Antibiotic-immune bacteria
- biocontrolPest control via organisms
- antimicrobialKills or inhibits germs
- staphylococcusSpherical bacteria in clusters
isolation
Complete separation from others
- enrichmentImprovement through addition
- culturingGrowing organisms artificially
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- Virusescoronavirus, influenza virus, adenovirus, herpesvirus, enterovirus
- viral biologyvirions, viral particles, viral RNA, DNA viruses, viral replication
- Germ Killingdisinfection, sterilization, antiseptics, disinfectants, tetracyclines
- aquatic viruses
- Microbesvirus, mold, prokaryote, prokaryotes, microbes
- Bacterial Geneticsplasmid, plasmids, operon, conjugation, transduction
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