1) Coliphage 2) Phage
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1) French word used in English 2) Phage 3) Virus
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A bacteriophage dʒ (informally, phage dʒ) is a virus that infects and replicates within a bacterium. The term is derived from `bacteria` and the Greek φαγεῖν phagein `to devour`. Bacteriophages are composed of proteins that encapsulate a DNA or RNA genome, and may have relatively simple or elaborate structures. Their genomes may encod...
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A virus that replicates inside a bacterium.
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any of a group of viruses that infect bacteria. Bacteriophages were discovered independently by Frederick W. Twort in Great Britain (1915) and Félix ... [12 related articles]
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A virus whose host is a bacterium, commonly called phage.
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Also known simply as a phage; a virus that attacks and infects bacteria. The infection may or may not lead to the death of the bacterium, depending on the phage and sometimes on conditions. Each bacteriophage is specific to one form of bacterium. Bacteriophages make up a diverse group of viruses, ...
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<microbiology, virology> Viruses that have a specific affinity for and infect bacteria. ... The bacteriophages that attack Escherichia coli are termed coliphages, examples of these are lambda phage and the T even phages, T2, T4 and T6. Basically, phages consist of a protein coat or capsid enclosing the genetic material, DNA or RNA, that is in...
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(bak-tēr´e-o-fāj″) a virus that destroys bacteria by lysis; several varieties exist, and usually each attacks only one kind of bacteria. Often they attach themselves to the cell membrane of the bacterium and instill a charge of DNA into the cytoplasm; the DNA carries the genetic code of the virus a...
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A virus whose host is a bacterium
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Any virus that infect bacteria, also known as phage
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Type: Term Pronunciation: bak-tēr′ē-ō-fāj Definitions: 1. A virus with specific affinity for bacteria. Bacteriophages have been found in association with nearly all groups of bacteria, including the Cyanobacteria; like other viruses they contain either (but never both) RNA or DNA and vary in structure from the seemingly si...
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Bacteriophage: See: Phage.
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Virus which infects and destroys a bacterial host. Some phages, however, will incorporate their DNA into that of their host, and remain dormant for an extended period. For this reason, they have become essential tools of genetic engineers.
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n] - virus parasitic in bacteria
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bacteriophage, bacteriophagia 1. A virus infesting and usually lysing [destroying the bounding membrane] bacteria; sometimes abbreviated as phage. 2 An organism that feeds on bacteria.
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virus that infects bacteria
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phage noun a virus that is parasitic 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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Virus that attacks bacteria, commonly called a phage. Such viruses are now useful vectors in genetic engineering for introducing modified DNA
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[Difficult words] a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria
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[Obscure words] a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria
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