Hypernym

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(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

phage 1

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Angielski

Definicja

a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria

Przykłady

1.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

Synonimy

bacteriophage 1
a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria

Hyponym

coliphage 1

rzeczownik

a bacteriophage that infects the bacterium Escherichia coli

typhoid bacteriophage 1

rzeczownik

a bacteriophage specific for the bacterium Salmonella typhi