phagemid

Term ID

SO:0000157

Synonyms

• phagemid vector

Definition

A plasmid which carries within its sequence a bacteriophage replication origin. When the host bacterium is infected with "helper" phage, a phagemid is replicated along with the phage DNA and packaged into phage capsids.

References

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phagemid

Ontology

Sequence Ontology