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OBLIGATE INTRA-CELLULAR PARASITE [1 record]

Record 1 2021-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
CONT

… viruses cannot replicate outside the living host cells and are therefore obligate intracellular parasites.

Key term(s)
  • obligate intra-cellular parasite

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
CONT

Un virus est un parasite intracellulaire obligatoire, c'est-à-dire qu'il a besoin d'être présent dans une cellule, dont il utilise le matériel génétique, pour se répliquer […]

Key term(s)
  • parasite intra-cellulaire obligatoire

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Microbiología y parasitología
CONT

La diferencia clave entre el parásito intracelular obligatorio y el bacteriófago es que el parásito intracelular obligatorio es cualquier tipo de organismo, incluidos virus, bacterias, protozoos y hongos, que no pueden reproducirse sin una célula huésped, mientras que el bacteriófago es un virus parásito intracelular obligatorio que infecta y replica solo en bacterias.

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