phage
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Etymology [edit]
Ancient Greek φαγητόν (phageton, “food, consumption”), from φαγεῖν aorist of ἐσθίω, ἔδω (“to eat, to consume”).
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phage (plural phages or phage)[1][2]
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References [edit]
- ^ Hans-Wolfgang Ackermann: Phage or phages. Bacteriophage Ecology Group (BEG) News, vol 14, 2002-10-01
- ^ "The plural word phages refers to different types of phage, whereas in common usage the word phage can be both singular and plural, referring in the plural sense to particles of the same type of phage." Maloy et al: Microbial Genetics, 2nd ed., 1984, ISBN 9780867202489, p. 81
