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endolysin

endolysin noun: any endogenous lysin.

Noun

endolysin (plural endolysins)

  1. Any endogenous lysin
    • Some phages lyse their hosts using a holin-endolysin system; however, in others, there is no interaction between the holin and the endolysin genes in host lysis [ 47 ].2015 July 28, Tasha M. Santiago-Rodriguez et al., “Transcriptome analysis of bacteriophage communities in periodontal health and disease”, in BMC Genomics, volume 16, →DOI

endolysin meaning in Tamil

endolysin in Tamil

எண்டோலைசின்

Forms of endolysin

pluralendolysins

Origin of endolysin

From endo- + lysin.

Questions about endolysin

What does endolysin mean?
Endolysin means any endogenous lysin.
What is endolysin in Tamil?
Endolysin in Tamil is எண்டோலைசின். See Endolysin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is endolysin?
Endolysin is a noun.
What is the plural of endolysin?
The plural of endolysin is endolysins.

Words near endolysin in the dictionary

  1. endolymph
  2. endolymphangial
  3. endolymphatic
  4. endolymphic
  5. endolymphs
  6. endolysin
  7. endolysins
  8. endolysis
  9. endolysosomal
  10. endolysosome
  11. endolysosomes

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