bacteriophagic

Thân thiện

A scientist observes a bacteriophagic virus under an electron microscope.

Definition

1. 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."

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of or relating to bacteriophages

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bacteriophagous