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Descriptor English: Bacteriophage mu
Descriptor Spanish: Bacteriófago mu
Descriptor bacteriófago mu
Entry term(s) colifago mu
fago mu
fago mu de enterobacterias
Scope note: Colifago temperado, del género de virus similares a Mu, familia MYOVIRIDAE, compuesto de una molécula de ADN lineal de doble hebra, que es capaz de insertarse aleatoriamente en cualquier punto del cromosoma del huésped. Causa con frecuencia una mutación al interrumpir la continuidad del operón bacteriano en el sitio de inserción.
Descriptor Portuguese: Bacteriófago mu
Descriptor French: Bactériophage mu
Entry term(s): Coliphage mu
Enterobacteria phage Mu
Phage mu
mu Phage
mu Phages
Tree number(s): B04.123.150.500.260
B04.123.205.260
B04.280.090.500.260
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010583
Scope note: A temperate coliphage, in the genus Mu-like viruses, family MYOVIRIDAE, composed of a linear, double-stranded molecule of DNA, which is able to insert itself randomly at any point on the host chromosome. It frequently causes a mutation by interrupting the continuity of the bacterial OPERON at the site of insertion.
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
Previous Indexing: Coliphages (1966-1979)
Public MeSH Note: 93; was PHAGE MU 1990-92; BACTERIOPHAGE MU was see PHAGE MU 1990-92, was see PHAGE MU 1 1980-89
Online Note: use BACTERIOPHAGE MU to search PHAGE MU 1990-92 & PHAGE MU 1 1980-89
History Note: 93; was PHAGE MU 1990-92; BACTERIOPHAGE MU was see PHAGE MU 1990-92, was see PHAGE MU 1 1980-89
DeCS ID: 30950
Unique ID: D010583
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1980/01/01
Date of Entry: 1979/04/16
Revision Date: 2015/06/22
Bacteriophage mu - Preferred
Concept UI M0016448
Scope note A temperate coliphage, in the genus Mu-like viruses, family MYOVIRIDAE, composed of a linear, double-stranded molecule of DNA, which is able to insert itself randomly at any point on the host chromosome. It frequently causes a mutation by interrupting the continuity of the bacterial OPERON at the site of insertion.
Preferred term Bacteriophage mu
Entry term(s) Coliphage mu
Enterobacteria phage Mu
Phage mu
mu Phage
mu Phages



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