"RNA Phages" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Bacteriophages whose genetic material is RNA, which is single-stranded in all except the Pseudomonas phage phi 6 (BACTERIOPHAGE PHI 6). All RNA phages infect their host bacteria via the host's surface pili. Some frequently encountered RNA phages are: BF23, F2, R17, fr, PhiCb5, PhiCb12r, PhiCb8r, PhiCb23r, 7s, PP7, Q beta phage, MS2 phage, and BACTERIOPHAGE PHI 6.
| Descriptor ID |
D012317
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.123.691
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| Concept/Terms |
RNA Phages- RNA Phages
- Phages, RNA
- Phage, RNA
- RNA Phage
- Bacteriophages, RNA
- Bacteriophage, RNA
- RNA Bacteriophage
- RNA Bacteriophages
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Polyadenylation and reverse transcription of bacteriophage phi 6 double-stranded RNA. Virology. 1982 Jul 30; 120(2):318-28.