See Also: phage(dictionary)
T even phage(medicine)
b phage(medicine)
phage(medicine)
temperate phage(medicine)
tailed phage(medicine)
q beta phage(medicine)
phage typing(medicine)
Helper phage(medicine)
lytic phage(medicine)

phage (iou)



phage noun. E20.
[Abbreviation.]
Biology. A bacteriophage; bacteriophages collectively.
Comb.: phage display a technique for producing and studying novel proteins and polypeptides by inserting a gene fragment into a gene responsible for the surface protein of a bacteriophage, the new protein appearing in the surface coating of the phage, in which it can be manipulated and tested for biological activity; phage type a division of a bacterial species characterized by a common susceptibility to a particular group of phages; phage-type verb trans. determine the phage type of.