Preferred Label : defective viruses;
MeSH definition : Viruses which lack a complete genome so that they cannot completely replicate or cannot
form a protein coat. Some are host-dependent defectives, meaning they can replicate
only in cell systems which provide the particular genetic function which they lack.
Others, called SATELLITE VIRUSES, are able to replicate only when their genetic defect
is complemented by a helper virus.;
MeSH synonym : defective hybrids; incomplete viruses; incomplete virus; virus, defective; viruses, defective; defective virus; hybrid, defective; virus, incomplete; viruses, incomplete; defective hybrid; hybrids, defective;
CISMeF synonym : defective interfering particle; defective interfering particles; defective interfering virus; interfering particle, defective; interfering particles, defective; interfering virus, defective; interfering viruses, defective; particle, defective interfering; particles, defective interfering; virus, defective interfering; viruses, defective interfering;
MeSH annotation : viruses lacking a complete genome & so unable to replicate completely or to form a
protein coat;
Origin ID : D003673;
UMLS CUI : C0011139;
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- Virus [UMLS semantic type]
Viruses which lack a complete genome so that they cannot completely replicate or cannot
form a protein coat. Some are host-dependent defectives, meaning they can replicate
only in cell systems which provide the particular genetic function which they lack.
Others, called SATELLITE VIRUSES, are able to replicate only when their genetic defect
is complemented by a helper virus.
