Bacteriophage - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Bacteriophage :  (noun)

1: a virus that is parasitic in bacteria; it uses the bacterium's machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria [syn: phage]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Bacteriophage :  Bacteriophage: See: Phage .



Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Bacteriophage

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run4funner: HAHAHA... a Bacteriophage discovered @ OSU was named Colbert after Stephen Colbert of the Colbert Report. I love it. http://bit.ly/7MQvzy
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