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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Taxonomic Hierarchy
  2. Viruses and Viroids
  3. virus-like particles

Preferred term

virus-like particles

Type

  • Organism

Definition

  • Information Non-infectious particles produced when expression of viral structural proteins results in a viral self-assembly; but unlike viruses, VLPs do not contain viral genetic material.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • VLPs (virus-like particles)
  • VLP (virus-like particle)

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/198198

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