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Attachment Sites, Microbiological MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Attachment Sites, Microbiological
Tree Number(s)
G05.360.340.024.079
Unique ID
D001287
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001287
Annotation
do not confuse with VIRUS ATTACHMENT or RECEPTORS, VIRUS
Scope Note
Specific loci on both the bacterial DNA (attB) and the phage DNA (attP) which delineate the sites where recombination takes place between them, as the phage DNA becomes integrated (inserted) into the BACTERIAL DNA during LYSOGENY.
Entry Term(s)
Att Attachment Sites
AttB Attachment Sites
AttP Attachment Sites
Attachment Site (Microbiology)
Attachment Site, Bacterial
Attachment Sites (Microbiology)
Attachment Sites, Bacterial
Bacterial Attachment Site
Bacterial Attachment Sites
Microbiologic Attachment Site
Microbiologic Attachment Sites
Phage Attachment Sites
Previous Indexing
Coliphages (1966-1979)
DNA, Viral (1966-1979)
Lysogeny (1968-1979)
Recombination, Genetic (1968-1979)
See Also
Lysogeny
Virus Integration
Public MeSH Note
2006; see ATTACHMENT SITES (MICROBIOLOGY) 1991-2006, see LYSOGENY 1980-1990
History Note
2006 (1980)
Date Introduced
1991/01/01
Last Updated
2008/07/08
Attachment Sites, Microbiological Preferred
Bacterial Attachment Sites Narrower
Phage Attachment Sites Narrower
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