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Inoviridae
Medical Definition: | A family of rod-shaped or filamentous bacteriophages consisting of single-stranded DNA. There are two genera: INOVIRUS and PLECTROVIRUS. |
Guide Notes: | a family of bacteriophages |
Previously Indexed: | Bacteriophages (1984-1993) |
Inovirus - A genus of filamentous bacteriophages of the family INOVIRIDAE. Organisms of this genus infect enterobacteria, PSEUDOMONAS, VIBRIO, and XANTHOMONAS. | |
Plectrovirus - A genus of bacteriophages of the family INOVIRIDAE. Organisms of this genus infect Acholeplasma and Spiroplasma. |
Inoviridae Medical Definitions and Terms
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