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bacteriophage

DEFINITIONS OF: bacteriophage

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n a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria

Synonyms:
phage
Types:
coliphage
a bacteriophage that infects the bacterium Escherichia coli
typhoid bacteriophage
a bacteriophage specific for the bacterium Salmonella typhi
Type of:
virus
(virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein
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