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PHAGE CONVERSION [1 record]

Record 1 2003-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

The acquisition of new characters (e.g., changes in certain antigenic properties, in the production of toxins, and in the sensitivity to infection by unrelated phages) by bacterial cells containing a prophage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Acquisition d'un caractère nouveau par une cellule bactérienne subissant une lysogénie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Genética
DEF

Adquisición de nuevos caracteres por una bacteria lisogénica, a causa de su infección por un bacteriófago atemperado.

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