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Intriguing World of Bacteriophage Biology
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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Across
  • 1. Structures enabling phages to attach to bacteria
  • 3. Attachment step of phage to bacterial cell
  • 4. Phage capable of both lytic and lysogenic cycles
  • 5. Protein subunit of a viral capsid
  • 6. Enzyme breaking down bacterial cell walls
  • 7. Microorganism targeted by bacteriophages
  • 12. Enzyme catalyzing DNA integration during lysogeny
  • 15. Complete genetic material of a bacteriophage
  • 16. Agent causing genetic mutations in phages
  • 17. Bacterial surface molecule recognized by phages
  • 19. Protein shell encasing viral DNA or RNA
Down
  • 2. Infectious virus particle outside the host cell
  • 8. Phage with long noncontractile tail
  • 9. Phage life cycle causing host cell destruction
  • 10. Number of phages released per infected cell
  • 11. Spike protein helping phages penetrate bacterial surface
  • 13. Clear area on bacterial lawn indicating phage activity
  • 14. Phage genome integration into host DNA
  • 18. Process of prophage removal from bacterial genome
  • 20. Dormant phage genome integrated in host DNA

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