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co·li·phage C0475450 (kō′lə-fāj′)n. A bacteriophage that infects the bacterium Escherichia coli. [New Latin (Escherichia) colī, species name; see E. coli + -phage.]coliphage (ˈkɒlɪˌfeɪdʒ) n (Microbiology) a bacteriophagecol•i•phage (ˈkɒl əˌfeɪdʒ) n. any bacteriophage that specifically infects the Escherichia coli bacterium. [1940–45; < New Latin coli- + -phage] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | coliphage - a bacteriophage that infects the bacterium Escherichia colibacteriophage, phage - 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" |
coliphageenUK
coliphage[′kä·lə‚fāj] (virology) Any bacteriophage able to infect Escherichia coli. coliphageenUK
co·li·phage (kō'li-fāj, kol'i-), Avoid the mispronunciation ko'li-fahzh.A bacteriophage with an affinity for one or another strain of Escherichia coli. In general, coliphages, like other bacteriophages, are known by symbols that have significance only as a means of laboratory identification; additional notations, however, specifically identify variant characteristics, for example, λdgal denotes the deficient prophage (coliphage) λ, which carries the bacterial gene gal (galactose). [(Escherichia) coli + bacteriophage] coliphage (kō′lə-fāj′)n. A bacteriophage that infects the bacterium Escherichia coli.co·li·phage (kol'i-fāj) A bacteriophage with an affinity for one or another strain of Escherichia coli. [(Escherichia) coli + bacteriophage]coliphageenUK
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