phage

[ UK /fˈe‍ɪd‍ʒ/ ]
[ US /ˈfeɪdʒ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria
    phage uses the bacterium's machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria
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  • Slide 13: MHC molecules and T cell function  Class I MHC molecules  Most nucleated cells of the body  Infected / cancerous cells display parts of foreign antigens on surfaces  Recognized by cytotoxic T cells  Class II MHC molecules  Dendritic cells, macrophages, B cells (APCs) display phagocytized antigen fragments on surfaces  Recognized by helper T cells  T cells that have receptors for self - molecules are destroyed  self - tolerance Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • We saw in the previous sections that packaged bacteriophage capsids are pressurized with pressures as high as 60 atm.
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  • Once the new bacteriophage is packaged, the now-virulent viruses lyse the host cell and escape into the surrounding medium to infect other hosts, producing further progeny.
  • Once the bacterium is within the macrophage, the macrophage's bactericidal mechanisms destroy the microbe.
  • [Phages] are specific to a particular bacterial strain, so researchers will have to isolate and culture a phage for every potential coral pathogen, which isn't feasible. Global warming takes a toll on coral reefs
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  • Pulmonary artery, nasopharyngeal, and esophageal temperatures tracked cerebral temperature better than bladder or rectal temperatures.
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