Organisms

Myoviridae

A family of BACTERIOPHAGES and ARCHAEAL VIRUSES which are characterized by complex contractile tails.

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Abstract

A family of BACTERIOPHAGES and ARCHAEAL VIRUSES which are characterized by complex contractile tails.

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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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Indexing Annotation

coord with specific bacterium /virol or specific Archaea /virol

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94

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Previous Indexing

  • Bacteriophages (1983-1993)

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  1. B04w.100w.500w
  2. B04w.123w.150.500w
  3. B04w.280w.090.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Myoviridae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017900. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017900
  2. Myoviridae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myoviridae
  3. Myoviridae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6770