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bacteriophage

/bak-teer-ee-uh-feyj/US // bækˈtɪər i əˌfeɪdʒ //UK // (bækˈtɪərɪəˌfeɪdʒ) //

噬菌体,细菌病毒,嗜菌体,嗜血细菌

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of a group of viruses that infect specific bacteria, usually causing their disintegration or dissolution.

Examples

  • He first heard about the bacteriophage that use Z-containing DNA at a dinner party a few years ago, he recalls.

  • Eventually, he and colleagues turned to a method using bacteriophage — viruses that infect bacteria — developed by researchers at Stanford University.