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virus |
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Viruses are small infectious agents that depend on the host cells to reproduce. Outside the host, they contain a protein coat called capsid that encloses their genetic material (either DNA or RNA). Viruses can infect bacteria, plants and animals and cause a number of diseases, e.g. smallpox, chickenpox, influenza, polio, rabies, etc. |
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http://www.bioassayontology.org/bao#BAO_0000232 |
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virus |
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bao:BAO_0000232 |
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virus |
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Viruses are small infectious agents that depend on the host cells to reproduce. Outside the host, they contain a protein coat called capsid that encloses their genetic material (either DNA or RNA). Viruses can infect bacteria, plants and animals and cause a number of diseases, e.g. smallpox, chickenpox, influenza, polio, rabies, etc. |
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