bacteriophage

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Definition of bacteriophage in English Turkish dictionary: bakteriyofaj; (Diş Hekimliği) bakterilere saldıran ve onları yutarak yok edebilen, kanda doğal olarak bulunan bir makrofaj; {i} bakterileri yok eden küçücük cisimler; (Tıp) Bakteriler üzerinde parazit olarak yaşayan (onları tahrip edici nitelikte) bir virüs; (Tıp) Bakteriyi bünyesine almak suretiyle yok etme niceliği taşıyan hücre veya mikro-organizma; (isim) bakterileri yok eden küçücük cisimler

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Definition of bacteriophage in English English dictionary: A virus that specifically infects bacteria; A virus that attacks bacteria; a virus that infects bacteria They are used by genetic engineers to introduce genes into bacterial cells; viruses that infect bacteria, also known as just "phage" Geneticists studied phage replication in viruses as a method of studying genes; {i} virus that causes infection in bacteria; A virus that is parasitic within a bacterium Phages are used experimentally to identify bacteria, to control manufacturing processes (such as cheese production) that depend on bacteria and, because they can alter the genetic make-up of bacterial cells, they are important tools in genetic engineering as cloning vectors Each phage is specific for only one type of bacterium; A virus that infects bacterial hosts, and may be utilized to introduce genes Phage are widely used as cloning and expression vectors; Virus that lives in and kills bacteria Also called phage Bacteriophage: A virus that infects bacteria In genetic engineering, it is used to introduce genes into bacteria cells; a virus that is parasitic in bacteria; it uses the bacterium's machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria; Also called phage, or bacterial virus, any group of viruses that infect bacteria These were discovered by Frederick W Tworf (1915) and Felix d'Hérelle (1917); A virus that in- fects bacteria Altered forms are used as vectors for cloning DNA; or phage Any of a group of usually complex viruses that infect bacteria. Discovered in the early 20th century, bacteriophages were used to treat human bacterial diseases such as bubonic plague and cholera but were not successful; they were abandoned with the advent of antibiotics in the 1940s. The rise of drug-resistant bacteria in the 1990s focused renewed attention on the therapeutic potential of bacteriophages. Thousands of varieties exist, each of which may infect only one or a few types of bacteria. The core of a bacteriophage's genetic material may be either DNA or RNA. On infecting a host cell, bacteriophages known as lytic or virulent phages release replicated viral particles by lysing (bursting) the host cell. Other types, known as lysogenic or temperate, integrate their nucleic acid into the host's chromosome to be replicated during cell division. During this time they are not virulent. The viral genome may later become active, initiating production of viral particles and destruction of the host cell. A.D. Hershey and Martha Chase used a bacteriophage in a famous 1952 experiment that supported the theory that DNA is the genetic material. Because bacteriophage genomes are small and because large quantities can be prepared in the laboratory, they are a favourite research tool of molecular biologists. Studies of phages have helped illuminate genetic recombination, nucleic acid replication, and protein synthesis; See: phage; A virus that infects bacteria; An ultra-microscopic organism, similar to a virus, that replicates in bacteria, causing lysis of cells; Virus that infects bacteria, often with destruction or lysis of the host cell; Many phage have proved useful in the study of molecular biology and as vectors for the transfer of genetic information between cells ... lambda bacteriophage can also undergo a lytic cycle or can enter a lysogenic cycle, in which the page DNA is incorporated into that of the host, awaiting a signal that initiates events leading to replication of the virus and lysis of the host cell [Glick]; Virus that lives in and kills bacteria Also called phage; A virus that infects bacteria Also called a phage; å™¬èŒé«”, See phage; Virus which infects and destroys a bacterial host Some phages, however, will incorporate their DNA into that of their host, and remain dormant for an extended period For this reason, they have become essential tools of genetic engineers; a virus which infects bacteria; A virus that infects bacteria In genetic engineering, it is used to introduce genes into bacteria cells; Virus that infects bacteria, sometimes causing the death of the host organism; A virus that infects bacteria & multiplies in them Aka bacterial virus; phage
A bacteriophage: phage
bacteriophages: plural of bacteriophage
typhoid bacteriophage: a bacteriophage specific for the bacterium Salmonella typhi