Prophages

"Prophages" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D039002
MeSH Number(s)	B04.123.655
Concept/Terms	Prophages Prophages Prophage

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Organisms [B]
Viruses [B04]
Bacteriophages [B04.123]
Prophages [B04.123.655]

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