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- noun A
virus that infectscyanobacteria
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From observations in lab studies, it appears that these cyanophage-encoded photosynthesis genes force the infected host cell to continue with photosynthesis until shortly before cell lysis.
Marine viruses 2007
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This probably increases the energy available within the infected cell so that a maximum of new cyanophage particles can be produced.
Marine viruses 2007
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To advance the study of phage biology through comparative genomic approaches we used marine cyanophage as a model system.
Elites TV 2010
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The findings demonstrate that the fitness of cyanophage viruses is positively affected by the presence of photosynthesis genes.
innovations-report 2009
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Recently, genes encoding the photosystem II reaction center (psbA and psbD) were found in cyanophage genomes.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Dikla Man-Aharonovich Shani Tzahor 2009
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Recently, genes encoding the photosystem II reaction center (psbA and psbD) were found in cyanophage genomes.
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For example, cyanophage P-SSP7, which infects Prochlorococcus
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Experimental evidence shows that following infection by the cyanophage P-SSP7, the abundance of
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Jason G. Bragg et al. 2008
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The model concentrates on processes of phage genome replication, the production of dNTPs, and the expression of psbA by host and phage, and can find good agreement with experimental measurements collected over the cyanophage P-SSP7 lytic cycle
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Jason G. Bragg et al. 2008
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Prochlorococcus (cyanophage PSSM-2), is a new member of the ferredoxin-dependent bilin reductase (FDBR) family.
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