bacteriophagic
Definition
- Adjective:
- Relating to bacteriophages: Describes anything pertaining to, characteristic of, or caused by bacteriophages (viruses that infect and replicate within bacteria).
Usage
- The term "bacteriophagic" is a specialized scientific adjective used primarily in microbiology and virology. It modifies nouns to indicate a relationship with bacteriophages.
- It is often used in technical writing, such as research papers, to describe properties, activity, or effects.
Examples
- The study focused on the bacteriophagic activity in the wastewater sample, which showed a high rate of bacterial lysis.
- Researchers observed a bacteriophagic plaque, a clear area on a bacterial lawn where viruses have lysed the cells.
- Understanding the bacteriophagic mechanism is crucial for developing potential phage therapies.
Advanced Usage
- "Bacteriophagic therapy": An alternative term for phage therapy, the use of bacteriophages to treat bacterial infections.
- The hospital is exploring bacteriophagic therapy as an alternative to antibiotics for resistant infections.
Variants and Related Words
- Bacteriophage (n): A virus that parasitizes a bacterium by infecting it and reproducing inside it.
- Bacteriophages are among the most common entities on Earth.
- Bacteriophagous (adj): An alternative, less common adjective with the same meaning as "bacteriophagic."
- Phagic (adj): A combining form meaning "eating" or "feeding on," used in terms like "bacteriophagic."
Synonyms
- Phagic (in the specific context of viruses infecting bacteria).
- Bacteriophage-related.
Notes
- "Bacteriophagic" is a precise technical term. In more general scientific communication, the noun "bacteriophage" is often used attributively (e.g., "bacteriophage therapy," "bacteriophage particles") instead of the adjective "bacteriophagic."
Adjective
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of or relating to bacteriophages
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