๐Ÿ”ฌ Adolescent Period

Attempt to capture the stage during the phage eclipse when genome replication and, potentially, recombination between coinfecting phage genomes has begun, but completion of assembly of at least one virus particle has not-yet occurred.

by Stephen T. Abedon Ph.D. (abedon.1@osu.edu)

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About this entry: Adolescent Period is one of a growing set of phage biology and phage therapy terms defined here. For more phage terms, see Abedon, S.T. (2025). Phage Therapy Annotated Glossary. Preprints.org. 10.20944/preprints202508.0347.v1

phage.org/terms/adolescent_period.html  ·  Abedon’s Books  ·  DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20173633

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Adolescent Period: Attempt to capture the stage during the phage eclipse when genome replication and, potentially, recombination between coinfecting phage genomes has begun, but completion of assembly of at least one virus particle has not-yet occurred.

Discussion

<p>This term is best employed to draw comparisons between phage and, for example, metazoan life cycles, but otherwise is a not terribly useful addition to the more strictly phage literature. See also adult period.

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Abedon, S.T. (2026). Phage Terms. https://terms.phage.org  ·  10.5281/zenodo.20173633

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