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Prophages MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Prophages
Tree Number(s)
B04.123.655
Unique ID
D039002
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D039002
Annotation
coord IM with specific bacteriophage (IM)
Scope Note
Genomes of temperate BACTERIOPHAGES integrated into the DNA of their bacterial host cell. The prophages can be duplicated for many cell generations until some stimulus induces its activation and virulence.
Entry Term(s)
Prophage
Previous Indexing
Bacteriophages (1965-2002)
See Also
Lysogeny
Proviruses
Public MeSH Note
2003
History Note
2003
Date Established
2003/01/01
Date of Entry
2002/07/03
Revision Date
2020/09/02
Prophages Preferred
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