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Bacteriophages MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Bacteriophages
Tree Number(s)
B04.123
Unique ID
D001435
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001435
Annotation
coordinate with specific bacterium /‌virol but note many specific bacteriophages are available; phages used to treat disease = PHAGE THERAPY
Scope Note
Viruses whose hosts are bacterial cells.
Entry Term(s)
Phages
NLM Classification #
QW 161
See Also
Genetic Vectors
Lysogeny
Public MeSH Note
75; was BACTERIOPHAGE 1963-74
Online Note
use BACTERIOPHAGES to search BACTERIOPHAGE 1966-74
History Note
75; was BACTERIOPHAGE 1963-74
Date Established
1975/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2020/09/02
Bacteriophages Preferred
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