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Superinfection immunity is a means by which prophage-generated bacterial lysogens can resist infection by homoimmune temperate phages.
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cI / CI, CI repressor, cII / CII, Clear mutant, Clear-plaque mutant, Coinfection, Destructive infection, Heteroimmune, Homoimmunity, Immunity, Immunity group, Immunity region, Immunity type, Lysogen, Lysogeny, Lysogenic cycle, Lysogenic infection, Lysogenic state, Lysogenization, Lytic-lysogeny decision, Polylysogeny, Prophage, Repressor, Resident prophage, Restrictive host, Restrictive infection, Secondary infection, Superinfection, Superinfection immunity, Temperate phage, Virulent mutant, Virulent phage,
References: Little (2005) and Ptashne (2004).
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