A virus that lives within a bacterium, replicating itself and eventually destroying the bacterial cell. Bacteriophages have been very helpful in the study of bacterial and molecular genetics. They are sometimes simply called phages.

[L. bacterium + Gk. phagein, to eat] A virus that parasitizes a bacterial cell.

An agent that is known to destroy bacteria; it is only active in the presence of bacteria that is susceptible to damage that it can cause.

1921, from French bactériophage (1917), from bacterio-, comb. form of bacteria, + -phage.

A virus that infects bacteria. Altered forms are used as vectors for cloning DNA. 18 Animation; 27 Animation; 39 Animation

Virus which infects and destroys a bacterial host. Some phages, however, will incorporate their DNA into that of their host, and remain dormant for an extended period. For this reason, they have becom [..]

Bacteriophage; a type of virus that infects bacteria. © Nature Education

A virus that infects and replicates within a baterium

(simply phage) A virus that infects a bacterium and which is often used in molecular genetics experiments as a vector, or cloning vehicle. Recombinant phages can be made in which certain non-essential [..]

Virus that infects bacteria.

A virus that infects bacteria

(French : bactériophage), see phage

virus that infects bacterial cells. bacterium (plural-bacteria)

Bacterial virus; a virus capable of infecting bacteria.

(n) a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria

Any virus that infects bacterial cells. Some bacteriophage are widely used as cloning vectors.

Viruses whose hosts are bacterial Cells.

Viruses whose host is Bacillus. Frequently encountered Bacillus Phages include Bacteriophage phi 29 and Bacteriophage phi 105.

A genus of filamentous Bacteriophages of the Family Inoviridae. Organisms of this genus infect Enterobacteria, Pseudomonas; Vibrio; and Xanthomonas.

Viruses whose host is Pseudomonas. A frequently encountered Pseudomonas Phage is Bacteriophage phi 6.

Bacteriophages whose genetic material is RNA, which is single-stranded in all except the Pseudomonas phage phi 6 (Bacteriophage phi 6). All RNA Phages infect their host Bacteria via the host's su [..]

Viruses whose host is Salmonella. A frequently encountered Salmonella Phage is Bacteriophage P22.

Viruses whose host is Staphylococcus.

Viruses whose host is Streptococcus.

a virus causing lysis of bacterial cells. See phage.

a virus that infects a bacterial species

A virus that infects and multiplies within a bacterium, which it can also kill.

A virus that infects bacteria. After insertion of the viral genome into the host bacterium, the host cell’s synthetic apparatus produces multiple new copies of the virus. Watch bacteriophage killing b [..]

A virus that infects bacteria. See 'Phage' for note on use of singular and plural forms. Also known as: Phage

A virus that infects bacteria. Also called a phage.

Virus that infects bacteria.

A virus that infects bacterial hosts, and may be utilized to introduce genes. Phage are widely used as cloning and expression vectors.

A parasitic virus of bacteria

A virus that infects bacteria.

A virus that infects bacteria.

a virus that infects bacteria

A virus that infects bacteria .

Any virus that infect bacteria, also known as phage.

(microbiology,virology) A virus that specifically infects bacteria.

A virus that infects bacteria.