Associations to the word «Bacteriophage»

Wiktionary

BACTERIOPHAGE, noun. (microbiology) (virology) A virus that specifically infects bacteria.

Dictionary definition

BACTERIOPHAGE, noun. A virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria; "phage uses the bacterium's machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria".

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