Enhance your understanding of bacteriophage-related terms with this medium-difficulty crossword puzzle. Perfect for adults and enthusiasts exploring phage biology vocabulary.
Viral Hunters: Bacteriophage Biology Puzzle is a medium crossword puzzle with 14 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Viral Hunters: Bacteriophage Biology Puzzle
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- 1. Phage DNA integrated into bacterial genome
- 2. Method by which phages deliver DNA into bacteria
- 3. Complete virus particle outside the host cell
- 7. Bacterial surface molecule recognized by phages
- 11. Clear zone on a bacterial lawn caused by phage infection
- 13. Organism that a bacteriophage infects
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- 4. Process where the bacterial cell bursts releasing phages
- 5. Protein that catalyzes reactions, often used by phages to break cell walls
- 6. Structure used by phages for host recognition
- 8. Tiny bacterial appendage sometimes used in phage DNA transfer
- 9. Common hosts for bacteriophages
- 10. Protein shell encasing the viral genome
- 12. Dormant phase when phage DNA integrates into host
- 14. Complete set of genetic material in a virus
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