by Stephen T. Abedon Ph.D. Steve Abedon, Ph.D., has taught well over 100 individual classes and ~10 individual courses (including introductory biology, microbiology, physiology, biochemistry, etc.) over his 30+ years as a college professor. He has over 150 publications, including multiple monographs, and is ranked in the top 1 or 2 percent among researchers of all disciplines worldwide. His research focuses on bacteriophage biology and phage therapy. (abedon.1@osu.edu)
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phage.org/terms/attachment_site.html · Abedon’s Books · DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20173633
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Attachment sites for prophage insertion can be quite specific but absence of a phage's preferred attachment site does not necessarily block phage insertion. In addition, prophages that exist as plasmids do not require attachment sites since insertion into the host chromosome is not required for lysogenization.
In terms of virion attachment to a bacterial surface, this event can be either reversible or irreversible, depending on the phage involved, with the reversible step, of course, preceding the irreversible step.
Abedon, S.T. (2026). Phage Terms. https://terms.phage.org · 10.5281/zenodo.20173633
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