Subcellular pathogens
The term subcellular pathogens (Engl. Subcellular pathogens ) or subcellular agents are summarized various biological systems that are not requiring cellular autonomously proliferate system and the evolution subject. The area of expertise for research into subcellular pathogens and agents is virology , from which essential methods and impulses for research into the subviral elements originated.
With genome
Subcellular pathogens with genome are viruses , viroids and virusoids .
Subcellular agents with a genome are the non-extracellular ("subviral") but very closely related retro elements such as retroposons , LTR retrotransposons , retroviroids , as well as DNA transposons and satellite DNA .
Without a genome
Subcellular pathogens without a genome are prions .
source
- SJ Flint, LW Enquist, VR Racaniello, and AM Skalka: Principles of Virology. Molecular Biology, Pathogenesis, and Control of Animal Viruses. 2nd edition, ASM-Press Washington DC 2004, ISBN 1-55581-259-7