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/bakˈti(ə)rēəˌfāj/,
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bacteriophages, plural;
  1. A virus that parasitizes a bacterium by infecting it and reproducing inside it

  1. 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"
  2. A bacteriophage (from 'bacteria' and Greek φᾰγεῖν phagein "to eat") is any one of a number of viruses that infect bacteria. Bacteriophages are among the most common biological entities on Earth. The term is commonly used in its shortened form, phage.
  3. A virus that specifically infects bacteria
  4. (bacteriophages) Viruses that attack and kill bacterial cells; composed only of DNA and protein. PICTURE
  5. A virus that replicates inside a bacterium. (10)
  6. A virus that infects bacteria. Also called simply phage. Altered forms are used in DNA cloning work, where they are convenient vectors. The bacteriophages most used are derived from two "wild" phages, called M13 and lambda (l). ...
  7. a virus which destroys bacteria - of particular concern for fermented foods, where bacteriophages destroy starter organisms needed to make cheese and yogurt