bacteriophage

n. sing. &

1.

a virus which infects bacteria; - also colloquially called phage in laboratory jargon.

Noun

1.

bacteriophage - a virus that is parasitic in bacteria; it uses the bacterium's machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria Synonyms: phage

coliphage, phage, typhoid bacteriophage, virus