Virus
bacteriophage T4
[ bak-teer-ee-uh-feyj tee-for ]
Subclass of:
Myoviridae; T-Phages
Definitions related to bacteriophage t4:
  • A double-stranded DNA virus that infects bacteria such as E. coli.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Virulent bacteriophage and type species of the genus T4-like phages, in the family MYOVIRIDAE. It infects E. coli and is the best known of the T-even phages. Its virion contains linear double-stranded DNA, terminally redundant and circularly permuted.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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