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HOST FACTOR [4 records]

Record 1 2022-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Viral Diseases
CONT

The specificity of a given virus for a cell type, tissue or species — collectively known as viral tropism — is an important factor in determining the outcome of viral infection in any particular host.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Maladies virales

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

Bacteriophage particle whose genetic material is a single-stranded RNA molecule surrounded by 180 identical molecules of coat protein with a second protein called the maturation factor(A-protein), associated with attachment of the bacteriophage to the host cell. They are the simplest known viruses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Type de bactériophage qui a un génome constitué d'ARN. Ce sont les plus simples des virus connus; ils ne contiennent que 3 gènes distribués le long de leur chromosome. Deux de ces trois gènes codent pour deux types de protéines de structure. L'une d'entre elles, la protéine capsidiaire au sens strict (CP) est présente à raison de 180 exemplaires dans chaque particule virale. L'autre protéine de structure est la protéine "A" (attachement), requise pour l'adsorption des phages sur les bactéries hôtes.

Spanish

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Record 3 2006-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Names of Events
  • Bowling, Billiards and Other Ball Games
OBS

The Coal Bowl Classic is a national invitational boy's high school basketball tournament held at Breton Education Center in New Waterford, Nova Scotia, Canada. A major facilitating factor is that all team members will be housed within one wing of the school. Breton Education Center is a junior-senior high school which opened in 1970. Interestingly, the host Breton Education Center Bears have yet to win the tournament championship. The tournament takes its name from the primary industry of New Waterford, coal mining.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de manifestations et d'activités diverses
  • Quilles, billards et autres jeux de boules

Spanish

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Record 4 1993-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
CONT

Endogenous tumour necrosis factor(cachectin) is essential to host resistance against Listeria monocytogenes infection... When 1 mg of anti-TNF antibody was injected per mouse, all the mice died from listeriosis... in vivo administration of anti-TNF antibody blocks antilisterial resistance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
CONT

Un anticorps dirigé contre le TNF (tumor necrosis factor) permet de prévenir le choc septique secondaire à une bactériémie expérimentale chez le babouin. (...) Injecté à l'animal, le TNF produit par recombinaison génétique provoque (...) un choc comparable à celui des septicémies. Le rôle du TNF comme intermédiaire du choc septique vient d'être illustré par le pouvoir protecteur contre ce dernier de l'injection préalable à des babouins d'anticorps anti-TNF.

Spanish

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