Bacteriophage mu

**Definition:** A temperate coliphage, in the genus Mu-like viruses, family MYOVIRIDAE, composed of a linear, double-stranded molecule of DNA, which is able to insert itself randomly at any point on the host chromosome. It frequently causes a mutation by interrupting the continuity of the bacterial OPERON at the site of insertion.

**Tree numbers:** - B04.123.150.500.260 - B04.123.205.260 - B04.280.090.500.260

**Synonyms:** - Coliphage mu - Enterobacteria phage Mu - mu Phage - Phage mu