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bacteriophage
[ bak-teer-ee-uh-feyj ]
noun
- any of a group of viruses that infect specific bacteria, usually causing their disintegration or dissolution.
bacteriophage
/ bækˌtɪərɪˈɒfəɡəs; bækˈtɪərɪəˌfeɪdʒ; bækˌtɪərɪəˈfædʒɪk /
noun
- a virus that is parasitic in a bacterium and multiplies within its host, which is destroyed when the new viruses are released Often shortened tophage
bacteriophage
/ ă-î′ŧ-ə-′ /
- A virus that infects and destroys bacterial cells.
Derived Forms
- bacteriophagous, adjective
- bacteriophagic, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ·ٱ···· [bak-teer-ee-, uh, -, faj, -ik, -, fey, -jik], ·ٱ··DZ··dzܲ [bak-teer-ee-, of, -, uh, -g, uh, s], adjective
- ·ٱ··DZ·· [bak-teer-ee-, of, -, uh, -jee], noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of bacteriophage1
Example Sentences
The test uses harmless bacteriophages embedded in the gel to locate target bacteria in a sample of fluid such as lake water, urine or a container of milk, even in low concentrations.
With the rapid development of antibiotics in the 1930s, phage therapy -- using viruses known as bacteriophages or phages to tackle bacterial infections -- fell into oblivion.
And that solution, she writes, has been sitting on the shelves of a bacteriophage institute in Tbilisi, Georgia, for decades.
What's more, repeats can sometimes actually be viruses in disguise, or bacteriophages.
Recently, researchers have focused on viruses known as bacteriophages as a new tool to treat and disarm antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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