The type species of the genus MICROVIRUS. A prototype of the small virulent DNA coliphages, it is composed of a single strand of supercoiled circular DNA, which on infection, is converted to a double-stranded replicative form by a host enzyme.
Synonyms: Phage phi X 174, Coliphage phi X 174, txid10847, Phage phi X174, phi X 174 Phage, Bacteriophage phi X 174, Enterobacteria phage phi X 174
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use BACTERIOPHAGE PHI X 174 to search PHI X 174 1980-93 & PHAGE PHI X 174 1980-92 ,93; was PHAGE PHI X 174 1980-92; PHI X 174 was see BACTERIOPHAGE PHI X 174 1980-93; BACTERIOPHAGE PHI X 174 was see PHAGE PHI X 174 1980-92
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D010584