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Definitions of phages in various dictionaries:
noun - a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria
noun - an organism that destroys bacteria
PHAGES - A bacteriophage (), also known informally as a phage (), is a virus that infects and replicates within Bacteria and Archaea. The term was derived fro...
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Eaters (suffix) |
Viruses messengers carried around hospital |
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Oct 3 2010 Boston Globe |
Nov 10 2007 The Times - Cryptic |
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Plural form of phage. |
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A bacteriophage (), also known informally as a phage (), is a virus that infects and replicates within Bacteria and Archaea. The term was derived from "bacteria" and the Greek (phagein), "to devour". Bacteriophages are composed of proteins that encapsulate a DNA or RNA genome, and may have relatively simple or elaborate structures. Their genomes may encode as few as four genes and as many as hundreds of genes. Phages replicate within the bacterium following the injection of their genome into its cytoplasm. Bacteriophages are among the most common and diverse entities in the biosphere. Bacteriophages are ubiquitous viruses, found wherever bacteria exist. It is estimated there are more than 1031 bacteriophages on the planet, more than every other organism on Earth, including bacteria, combined.Phages are widely distributed in locations populated by bacterial hosts, such as soil or the intestines of animals. One of the densest natural sources for phages and other viruses is seawater, whe |