bacteriophage

See also: bactériophage

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /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

• Danish: bakteriofag c
• French: bactériophage (fr) m
• Icelandic: bakteríuveira f, faga f, gerilveira f, gerilæta f

• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: bakteriofag m

  Nynorsk: bakteriofag m

• Spanish: bacteriófago (es)

Related terms

• bacteriophagous
• bacteriophagy

See also

• virophage