A strain can also be defined as a population of [[organism]]s that descends from a single organism or pure culture isolate. Strains within a species may differ slightly from one another in many ways.
A strain can also be defined as a population of [[organism]]s that descends from a single organism or pure culture isolate. Strains within a species may differ slightly from one another in many ways.
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Strains are often created in the [[laborator]]y by[[ mutagenizing]] existing strains or wild-type examples of bacterial species.
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Strains are often created in the [[laboratory]] by [[mutagenizing]] existing strains or wild-type examples of bacterial species.
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The term strain is also applicable to [[eukaryotic]] [[microorganisms]], as well as to [[virus]]es.
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The term strain is also applicable to [[eukaryote|eukaryotic]] [[microorganisms]], as well as to [[virus]]es.
Many diseases, including HIV/AIDS and hepatitis, have multiple strains.
Many diseases, including HIV/AIDS and hepatitis, have multiple strains.