temperate bacteriophage — a bacteriophage whose genetic material (prophage) becomes an intimate part of the bacterial cell, persisting through many cell division cycles. The affected bacterial cell is known as a lysogenic bacterium (q.v.) … Medical dictionary
bacteriophage — acteriophage n. sing. & pl. a virus which infects bacteria; also colloquially called {phage} in laboratory jargon. Note: Bacteriophages are of many varieties, generally specific for one or a narrow range of bacterial species, and almost every… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
temperate — Moderate; restrained in the indulgence of any appetite or activity. * * * tem·per·ate tem p(ə )rət adj 1) marked by moderation esp moderate in the use of intoxicating liquors 2) existing as a prophage in infected cells and rarely causing lysis… … Medical dictionary
temperate phage — noun (biology) A bacteriophage that integrates its genome into that of its host, where it lies dormant for many generations • • • Main Entry: ↑temperate … Useful english dictionary
Bacteriophage — This article is about a biological infectious particle; for other uses, see phage (disambiguation). A bacteriophage (from bacteria and Greek φάγειν phagein to eat ) is any one of a number of viruses that infect bacteria. The term is commonly used … Wikipedia
bacteriophage — bacteriophagic /bak tear ee euh faj ik, fay jik/, bacteriophagous /bak tear ee of euh geuhs/, adj. bacteriophagy /bak tear ee of euh jee/, n. /bak tear ee euh fayj /, n. any of a group of viruses that infect specific bacteria, usually causing… … Universalium
bacteriophage — A virus with specific affinity for bacteria. Bacteriophages have been found in association with essentially all groups of bacteria, including the Cyanobacteria; like other viruses they contain either (but never both) RNA or DNA and vary in… … Medical dictionary
temperate phage — A bacteriophage that integrates its DNA into that of the host (lysogeny) as opposed to virulent phages that lyse the host … Dictionary of molecular biology
temperate virus — see under bacteriophage … Medical dictionary
Eschericia coli — bacteriophage acteriophage n. sing. & pl. a virus which infects bacteria; also colloquially called {phage} in laboratory jargon. Note: Bacteriophages are of many varieties, generally specific for one or a narrow range of bacterial species, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
