Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process

viral tropism switching

Term ID
GO:0098678
Synonyms
Definition
A process by which the range of hosts which a virus can bind and infect is changed. Examples include phages that switch between types of fibers via the action of a virally encoded invertase. 6232613
References
  • VZ:4498
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
Relationships
is a type of
Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes
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