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Podoviridae

Medical Definition:	A family of bacteriophages which are characterized by short, non-contractile tails.
Guide Notes:	coord with specific bacterium /virol; note X refs; BACTERIOPHAGE T7 is also available
Also Called:	T7-like Viruses
Previously Indexed:	Bacteriophages (1983-1993)

Podoviridae Categories.

	Bacteriophage N4 - A species with unassigned genus in the family PODOVIRIDAE.
	Bacteriophage P22 - A species of temperate bacteriophage in the genus P22-like Viruses, family PODOVIRIDAE, that infects Salmonella species. The genome consists of double-stranded DNA, terminally redundant, and circularly permuted.
	Bacteriophage T3 - Bacteriophage in the genus T7-like Phages, of the family PODOVIRIDAE, which is very closely related to BACTERIOPHAGE T7.
	Bacteriophage T7 - Virulent bacteriophage and type species of the genus T7-like Phages, in the family PODOVIRIDAE, that infects E. coli. It consists of linear double-stranded DNA, terminally redundant, and non-permuted.

Podoviridae Medical Definitions and Terms

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