Concept information
Preferred term
RNA Phages
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Bacteriophage, RNA
- Bacteriophages, RNA
- Phage, RNA
- Phages, RNA
- RNA Bacteriophage
- RNA Bacteriophages
- RNA Phage
Note
- coord with specific bacterium /virol
Scope note
- Bacteriophages whose genetic material is RNA, which is single-stranded in all except the Pseudomonas phage phi 6 (BACTERIOPHAGE PHI 6). All RNA phages infect their host bacteria via the host's surface pili. Some frequently encountered RNA phages are: BF23, F2, R17, fr, PhiCb5, PhiCb12r, PhiCb8r, PhiCb23r, 7s, PP7, Q beta phage, MS2 phage, and BACTERIOPHAGE PHI 6.
History note
- 80
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D012317
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