English

Noun

phage ‎(plural phages or phage)^[1][2]

1. (microbiology, virology) A virus that is parasitic on bacteria.

Synonyms

• bacteriophage

References

• phage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

1. ↑ Hans-Wolfgang Ackermann: Phage or phages. Bacteriophage Ecology Group (BEG) News, vol 14, 2002-10-01
2. ↑ "The plural word phages refers to different types of phage, whereas in common usage the word phage can be both singular and plural, referring in the plural sense to particles of the same type of phage." Maloy et al: Microbial Genetics, 2nd ed., 1984, ISBN 9780867202489, p. 81

See also

• virophage

Anagrams

• Pegah

French

Noun

phage m ‎(plural phages)

1. Synonym of bactériophage