(băk-tē′rē-ō-fāj″)
[Pronunciation]
[Gr. bakterion, rod, + phagein, to eat]
A virus that infects and lyses bacteria.
It consists of a head that contains either DNA or RNA and a tail by which it attaches to the host cell.
SYN: bacterial virus; ; phage
See: virus
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