bacteriophage

See also bactériophage

English

Etymology

Borrowing from French bactériophage, coined by microbiologist Félix d'Hérelle, from bacterio- (“bacteria”) + -phage (“eater”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəʊˌfeɪdʒ/
• enPR: bâk'tîr'ē'ə'fāj
• Hyphenation: bac‧ter‧i‧o‧phage

Noun

bacteriophage (plural bacteriophages)

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

Synonyms

• phage

Translations

a virus that infects bacteria

• French: bactériophage (fr) m
• Icelandic: bakteríuveira (is) f, faga (is) f, gerilveira (is) f, gerilæta (is) f

• Spanish: bacteriófago (es)

Related terms

• bacteriophagous
• bacteriophagy

See also

• virophage