Meaning Homoimmune
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Homoimmune


Used to refer to a group of phages whose lysogens are immune to infection by other members of the group. E.g.: Lysogens made by the phage Cjw1 cannot be infected by phage Porky, and vice-versa. Cjw1 and Porky are thus homoimmune. See also: Lysogen
Source: phagesdb.org (offline)




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