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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.
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- Associated Virus
- Associated Viruses
- Virus, Associated
- Viruses, Associated
- Satellite Virus
- Virus, Satellite
- Viruses, Satellite
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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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defective viruses able to multiply only with a helper virus; coord IM with specific virus (IM)
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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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- Defective Viruses (1967-1974)
- Viruses (1966)
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- National Library of Medicine. Satellite Viruses. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012526. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012526
- Satellite Viruses. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite_(biology)
- Satellite Viruses. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q611075