a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria; phage uses the bacteriums machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria
[ Syn: bacteriophage ]
a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria; phage uses the bacteriums machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria
[ Syn: bacteriophage ]