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Molecular Artistry of Viral Predators
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Across
- 1. Biochemical breakdown caused by viral enzymes
- 2. Protein shell guarding the viral genome
- 4. Long-tailed phage genus in the Caudovirales order
- 6. Membrane timers triggering bacterial death portals
- 7. Phage type balancing destruction and coexistence
- 11. Phage appendage sensing bacterial receptors precisely
Down
- 3. Complex sugar layer masking bacterial surfaces
- 5. Gene transfer trickery via viral agents
- 8. Pathway culminating in bacterial cell rupture
- 9. Enzyme that dismantles bacterial walls at finale
- 10. Catalyst weaving viral DNA into host genome
- 12. Silent viral genome nestled in bacterial DNA
- 13. Dormant phase embedding phage DNA subtly
- 14. Cell surface gateway for phage attachment
- 15. Complete infectious particle in miniature
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