coliphage

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noun

Any of several bacteriophages that can infect strains of the bacterium Escherichia coli

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Meanings

nouncoliphage (plural coliphages)

plural coliphages

  1. Any of several bacteriophages that can infect strains of the bacterium Escherichia coli

Origin

From coli + -phage.

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APA

coliphage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coliphage

MLA

“coliphage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coliphage. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coliphage,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coliphage.

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