bacteriophage
noun
any of a group of viruses that infect specific bacteria, usually causing their disintegration or dissolution.
bacteriophagy
-
a word derived from
bacteriophage.
Example Sentences
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This reproduction of bacteriophages at the expense of their bacterial hosts is now termed bacteriophagy.
From Time Magazine Archive
Before Dr. d'Herelle's first brochures relating to bacteriophagy appeared in 1917, Professor Smith, bacteriologist and immunologist, felt that "our ideas concerning immunity were entirely inadequate."
From Time Magazine Archive
But too much must not yet be expected of bacteriophagy.
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