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coliphage

/ˈkəʊ.lɪ.feɪdʒ/

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noun

/ˈkəʊ.lɪ.feɪdʒ/C2formalscientific
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее тип вируса (бактериофага), который специфически заражает и размножается внутри бактерии Escherichia coli.

A noun referring to a type of virus (bacteriophage) that specifically infects and replicates within the bacterium Escherichia coli.

  1. Bacteriophage for E. coliC2formalscientific

    A type of virus that specifically infects and replicates within the bacterium Escherichia coli.

    ruКолифаг

    • The lab isolated a new coliphage from the sewage sample.
    • Coliphages are often used as indicators of fecal contamination in water.
    • Researchers studied the life cycle of the coliphage under an electron microscope.
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