Satellite viruses

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005640",
  "term": "Satellite viruses",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Defective viruses which can multiply only by association with a helper virus which complements the defective gene. Satellite viruses may be associated with certain plant viruses, animal viruses, or bacteriophages. They differ from satellite RNA; (RNA, satellite) in that satellite viruses encode their own coat protein.",
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "viruses",
    "coat proteins",
    "helper viruses",
    "Tolecusatellitidae",
    "satellite RNA",
    "virus replication"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2017",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "virus satélite"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/satellite-viruses/"
}