Glossary

P

Proviruses

A provirus is a virus genome that is integrated into the DNA of a host cell.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a bacterium often causing hospital-acquired infections and being resistant against many antibiotics.

Pulmonary hypertension

Pulmonary hypertension is a condition in which there is high blood pressure in the pulmonary vascular system.

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Remission

Remission is the disappearance or reduction of disease activity.

Resistance gene

A resistance gene contains the information for the production of a protein that makes an antibiotic ineffective and hence confers resistance against an antibiotic to a pathogen.

Resistome

The term "resistome" describes all antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) associated with a microbiome.

Retroviruses

Retroviruses possess a genome made of ribonucleic acid (RNA), which they transcribe into DNA using an own enzyme. DNA is then integrated into the host cell’s genome.

Rhinoviruses

Rhinoviruses are frequent causes of colds.

Rifampicin

Rifampicin is an antibiotic especially used to treat mycobacterial infections.

RNA interference

RNA interference is a natural mechanism by which genes in cells can be targeted for silencing.