Organisms

Bacteriophage P1

A species of temperate bacteriophage in the genus P1-like viruses, family MYOVIRIDAE, which infects E. coli. It is the largest of the COLIPHAGES and consists of double-stranded DNA, terminally redundant, and circularly permuted.

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Abstract

A species of temperate bacteriophage in the genus P1-like viruses, family MYOVIRIDAE, which infects E. coli. It is the largest of the COLIPHAGES and consists of double-stranded DNA, terminally redundant, and circularly permuted.

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7 entry terms
  • Coliphage P1
  • Enterobacteria phage P1
  • P1 Phage
  • Phage P1
  • P1 Phages
  • Phage, P1
  • Phages, P1

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13 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure.

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  • Coliphages (1966-1992)

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  1. B04w.123w.150.500w.300
  2. B04w.123w.205w.300
  3. B04w.280w.090.500w.300

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Bacteriophage P1. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017101. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017101
  2. Bacteriophage P1. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4348580