Bacteriophage Ecology Group

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Glossary of Bacteriophage Terms




In alphabetical order (below) or in reverse order of addition (further below):

Abortive infection (Abi)Abortive transduction (GG)Active penetration (G)ActinophageActive-passive treatmentActive treatmentAdolescent periodAdsorptionAdsorption affinityAdsorption cofactorAdsorption (rate) constantAdsorption efficiencyAdsorption mediaAdsorption rate (G) Adsorption resistanceAdsorption synchronization (G)Adult period (G)Alysogeny (GG)Amber mutation (GG)Amplification (G)AntiholinAntirestrictionAntitermination (GG)AptitudeArchaeal virus (G)AssemblyAttachmentAttachment proteinAttachment siteAutolysisAutophageBaseplateBacteria-like phage population growth (G)Bacteria-like phage survival properties (G)Bacterial resistance to phages (G)BacteriocinBacteriocynogenyBinary phageBacteriophage (MPD),  Bacteriophage-insensitive mutants (BIMs)Biocontrol (G)Blue whale unitBred phageBudding (G)Bull's eye plaqueBurstBurst Size (MPD),  Campbell model (GG)CapacityCapsid (MPD),  Capsomere (GG)Carrier state (G)CaudoviralesChronic infectionChronic releasecI / CIClear-plaque mutantCocktail (phage cocktail)CoinfectionComplete phage particleCRISPRCryptic prophageDefective prophageDepressor effectDiffusionDivalent cationEclipseEfficiency of center of infection (ECOI)Efficiency of platingEncounterEnd-point determinationEPS depolymeraseDestructive infectionFilamentous phageFree phageGhostHard times hypothesisHead (MPD),  HeteroimmuneHigh molecular weight bacteriocinHigh molecular weight pyocinHolinHomoimmune (MPD),  Host rangeImmediate lytic cycleImmediately lytic infectionImmediately productiveImmunityImmunity groupImmunity regionIncomplete phage particleIndicator bacteriaInduced lytic cycleInduced lytic infectionInductionInfectionInfective centerInsertionIntemperateInundative treatmentIrreversible adsorptionKilling the winnerKilling titerKinetic determinationLatent periodLateral tail fiberLawnLiberationLysateLysinLysisLysis from withinLysis from withoutLysogen (MPD),  Lysogenic cycle (MPD),  Lysogenic infectionLysogenic phageLysognizationLysogenyLytic cycle (MPD),  Lytic infectionLytic-lysogeny decisionLytic phageMass actionMaturationMOIactualMOIinputMonophageMonovalent cationMultiplicity of adsorptionMultiplicity of infectionMycobacteriophage (MPD),  Myoviridae (MPD),  Obligately chronic infectionObligately chronic phageObligately lytic infectionObligately lytic phageObligately productive infectionObligately productive phageOne-step growth experimentPackagingPassive treatmentPhage (MPD),  Phage exclusionPhage particlePhage populationPhage population growthPhage progenyPhage receptorPhage therapyPhage typingPlaque (MPD),  Plaque morphologyPlaque fecundityPlaque-forming abilityPlaque-forming unitPlaque productivityPlaque yieldPodoviridae (MPD),  PolyphagePortal (MPD),  PreadsorptionProductive infectionProfessionally lyticProphagePseudolysogenic statePseudolysogenyReaction-diffusionReceptor affinityReductive infectionReleaseRepressorResidual fractionRestrictive infectionReversible adsorptionRiseSaturationSecondary adsorptionSecondary infectionSingle infectionSingle burst experimentSingle step growthSiphoviridae (MPD),  Site-specific recombinationSoft agar overlaySpottingSuperinfectionSuperinfection_exclusionSuperinfection immunityT phagesT-even phagesTail (MPD),  Tail chaparone frameshift (MPD),  Tailed phageTailocinTapemeasure protein (MPD),  Target bacteriumTemperate phage (MPD),  TiterTransductionTranslocationUptakeVegetative phageVirionVirulenceVirulent mutantVirulent phageVirus particleWave front

(G) means to be loaded from glossary manuscript.
(GG) means found in the Glossary of Genetics.
(MPD) means found in Mycobacteriophage Glossary.

See also,  Immunity termsMultiplicity termsPlaque terms

Order of addition of terms (reverse):  (94) Phage population 120221  (93) Aptitude 111025  (92) Adsorption efficiency 111023  (91) cI / CI 111022  (90) Lysognization 111022  (89) Productive infection 111022  (88) Repressor 111022  (87) Lytic-lysogeny decision 111022  (86) Superinfection immunity 111022  (85) Immunity group 111022  (84) Clear-plaque mutant 111016  (83) Lytic infection 111016  (82) Lysogenic infection 111016  (81) Virulent mutant 111016  (80) Intemperate 111016  (79) Immunity region 111016  (78) Heteroimmune 111016  (77) Polyphage 110901  (76) Monophage 110901  (75) Secondary infection 110801  (74) Adsorption resistance 110731  (73) Adsorption affinity 110727  (72) Adolescent period 110727  (71) Phage typing 110727  (70) Lateral tail fiber 110726  (69) Phage particle 110726  (68) Tailocin 110726  (67) Single infection 110706  (66) Vegetative phage 110706  (65) Virulent phage 110706  (64) Burst 110704  (63) Liberation 110704  (62) Virion 110630  (61) Transduction 110630  (60) Titer 110630  (59) Temperate phage 110630  (58) Tailed phage 110630  (57) Superinfection 110630  (56) Spotting 110630  (55) Single step growth 110630  (54) Secondary adsorption 110629  (53) Rise 110629  (52) Prophage 110629  (51) Plaque-forming unit 110629  (50) Plaque 110629  (49) Phage therapy 110629  (48) Phage receptor 110629  (47) Multiplicity of infection 110629  (46) Lytic cycle 110629  (45) Lysogenic phage 110XXX  (44) Lysogenic cycle 110629  (43) Lysogen 110629  (42) Lysis from without 110629  (41) Lysis from within 110629  (40) Lysin 110629  (39) Lysate 110629  (38) Lawn 110629  (37) Latent period 110629  (36) Killing titer 110629  (35) Killing the winner 110629  (34) Irreversible adsorption 110629  (33) Insertion 110629  (32) Infective center 110629  (31) Infection 110629  (30) Induction 110628  (29) Residual fraction 110627  (28) Indicator bacteria 110627  (27) Immunity 110627  (26) Host range 11067  (25) Holin 110626  (24) Ghost 110626  (23) Free phage 110626  (22) Filamentous phage 110626  (21) Encounter 110626  (20) Efficiency of plating 110608  (19) Efficiency of center of infection (ECOI) 110607  (18) Eclipse 110607  (17) Depressor effect 110607  (16) CRISPR 110606  (15) Coinfection 110605  (14) Chronic infection 110605  (13) Capsid 110605  (12) Capacity 110530  (11) Bred phage 110530  (10) Bacteriophage-insensitive mutants (BIMs) 110529  (9) Attachment site 110529  (8) Attachment 110529  (7) Antirestriction 110529  (6) Adsorption (rate) constant 110529  (5) Adsorption cofactor 110529  (4) Adsorption 110529  (3) Active treatment 110529  (2) Abortive infection (Abi) 110529  (1) Burst Size 110527 

See also General biology and microbiology terms and Mycobacteriophage Glossary (MPD).

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