noun
- a virus that infects and destroys bacteria
Usage: biology; microbiology
Examples
- Scientists use phages to study bacterial infections.
- The phage attached to the bacterial cell wall.
- Researchers are exploring phage therapy as an alternative to antibiotics.
- Each phage is specific to certain types of bacteria.
- The laboratory cultured phages to combat drug-resistant bacteria.
- Phage treatment showed promising results in clinical trials.