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Viruses > Defective Viruses > Satellite Viruses

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Satellite Viruses  

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  • Associated Virus
  • Associated Viruses
  • Virus, Associated
  • Viruses, Associated

Note

  • defective viruses able to multiply only with a helper virus; coord IM with specific virus (IM)

Scope note

  • Defective viruses which can multiply only by association with a helper virus which complements the defective gene. Satellite viruses may be associated with certain plant viruses, animal viruses, or bacteriophages. They differ from satellite RNA; (RNA, SATELLITE) in that satellite viruses encode their own coat protein.

History note

  • 79(75); was see under ASSOCIATED VIRUSES 1975-78, was SATELLITE VIRUS see under ASSOCIATED VIRUS 1974; ASSOCIATED VIRUSES was heading 1975-78, was ASSOCIATED VIRUS 1967-74 (Prov 1967-72)

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