Preferred Label : bacteriophage mu;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : phage mu; mu phages; coliphage mu; enterobacteria phage mu; mu phage;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phage mu;
UNII : txid2681603;
Origin ID : D010583;
UMLS CUI : C0031299;
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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.
