title: A defective interfering vesicular stomatitis virus particle that directs the synthesis of functional proteins in the absence of helper virus.
mesh_terms: D003673:Defective Viruses / Q000378:metabolism*; D005814:Genes, Viral; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D006378:Helper Viruses / Q000502:physiology; D014721:Vesicular stomatitis Indiana virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D014764:Viral Proteins