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BURST SIZE [2 records]

Record 1 1997-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

The mean number of bacteriophage particles liberated per infected bacterium, when lysis is complete.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
DEF

Lors de la lyse bactérienne, nombre moyen de particules libérées par cellule infectée.

Spanish

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Record 2 1985-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
  • Genetics
DEF

The average number of bacteriophages released from a lysed host.

CONT

The number of intracellular phage particles ... then increases at an approximately linear rate until the normal burst size is reached.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
  • Génétique
DEF

Lors de la lyse bactérienne, nombre moyen de particules libérées par cellule infectée.

CONT

Le nombre moyen de particules libérées par cellule infectée est connu sous le nom de rendement cellulaire de lyse; dans l'expérience décrite, il était d'environ 150, mais sa valeur peut varier largement en fonction du système hôte-phage employé et des conditions d'expérience.

Spanish

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