noun
- A bacteriophage that infects and replicates within Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria.
Usage: technical; microbiology
Examples
- Coliphage T4 is one of the most extensively studied bacteriophages in molecular biology.
- Researchers used coliphage to investigate the mechanisms of viral replication.
- The coliphage lambda has been instrumental in understanding gene regulation.
- Scientists isolated a new coliphage strain from wastewater samples.
- Coliphage typing is sometimes used to trace the source of bacterial contamination.