bacteriophagenoun [ C ]
uk/bækˈtɪə.ri.əʊ.feɪdʒ/us/bækˈtɪr.i.ə.feɪdʒ/also phage specializeda virus that grows and divides inside a bacterium, destroying it
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Bacteria, moulds, germs & viruses
- adenovirus
- amoeba
- antimicrobial
- bacteriology
- C. difficile
- E. coli
- ebolavirus
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- HIV-positive
- listeria
- microbe
- mould
- organism
- probiotic
- saprophyte
- taenia
- West Nile virus
- yeast
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