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| 6152043007 | Capsid | The protein shell that encloses the viral genome | 0 | |
| 6152045122 | Viral envelopes | Membranes that surround the capsids of some viruses and are derived from the host's cell membranes | 1 | |
| 6152060560 | Bacteriophages | Viruses that infect bacteria | 2 | |
| 6152065667 | Host range | A limited number of host cells that a virus can infect | 3 | |
| 6152069886 | Lytic cycle | A phage reproductive cycle that culminates in the death of the host cell | 4 | |
| 6152076239 | Virulent phage | A phage that reproduces only by the lytic cycle | 5 | |
| 6152086605 | Lysogenic cycle | A phage cycle that replicates the phage genome without destroying the host | 6 | |
| 6152093391 | Prophage | The DNA that is from a virus that is integrated into the host bacteria | 7 | |
| 6152147366 | Temperate phages | Phages that use both the lytic and lysogenic cycles | 8 | |
| 6152153812 | Retroviruses | Viruses that use reverse transcriptase to copy their RNA genome into DNA | 9 | |
| 6152166408 | Provirus | The viral DNA that is integrated into the host genome | 10 | |
| 6152172290 | Vaccines | Harmless derivatives of pathogenic microbes that stimulate the immune system to mount defenses against the actual pathogen | 11 | |
| 6152284831 | Viroids | Circular RNA molecules that infect plants and disrupt their growth | 12 | |
| 6152288590 | Prions | Slow-acting, virtually indestructible infectious proteins that cause brain diseases in mammals | 13 |
