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Medical Definition of Filamentous bacterial viruses
1. Deoxyribonucleoproteins that "infect" and replicate in Gram-negative bacteria having sex pili and that, unlike bacteriophage, are released from infected bacteria without damage to the cell; they seem to be of two kinds, one of which has a specificity for F pili and the other for I pili. Synonym: fibrous bacterial viruses. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Filamentous Bacterial Viruses
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