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Microviridae
Medical Definition: | A large family of lytic bacteriophages infecting enterobacteria, SPIROPLASMA, BDELLOVIBRIO, and CHLAMYDIA. It contains four genera: MICROVIRUS, Spiromicrovirus, Bdellomicrovirus, and Chlamydiamicrovirus. |
Guide Notes: | coord with specific bacterium /virol |
Previously Indexed: | Bacteriophages (1983-1993) |
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Microvirus - A genus of bacteriophages of the family MICROVIRIDAE. The genome consists of isometric single-stranded DNA. |
Microviridae Medical Definitions and Terms
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