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Cryptic Codex of Bacteriophage Mechanics
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- 1. Incomplete bacterial cell disruption without full phage progeny release
- 3. Contractile cover aiding viral DNA injection into bacterial cytoplasm
- 5. Non-integrative, episomal form of temperate phage DNA
- 6. Dormant viral integration strategy exploiting host genome stability
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- 2. Hybrid cloning vector blending phage and plasmid functionalities
- 4. Molecular agent mediating phage adherence to specific bacterial receptors
- 7. Phage-derived enzyme breaching host cell wall at lytic cycle's climax
- 8. Surface protein facilitating phage attachment via receptor recognition
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