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bacteriophage Definition

bac·te·rio·phage (bak tirē ə fāj′)

noun

any virus that infects bacteria

Etymology: bacterio- + -phage

bacteriophage Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • call: Modified bacterial viruses, called bacteriophages, are used to deliver the gene encoding this protein to specific harmful bacteria.
  • use: Delbrueck chose to use bacteriophage, viruses that infect bacteria and then can multiply very rapidly.

Modifies a noun

  • lambda: Comparisons can be made with restricted and unrestricted DNA from bacteriophage lambda.
  • genome: Foreign DNA ( e.g. a bacteriophage genome ) is not modified & is thus digested by the restriction enzymes & destroyed.
  • virus: The aim of the project is to test the hypothesis that goethite will sorb significant amounts of the bacteriophage virus.
  • assembly: Isolation and characterization of the host protein GroE involved in bacteriophage lambda assembly.
  • present: To prevent this, any bacteriophage present in ambient air are usually removed by air sterilization filter cartridges.

Noun used with modifier

lambda: This exercise demonstrates the principles of restriction site mapping, using DNA from the lambda bacteriophage.