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Nov 30, 2009
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bac•te•ri•o•phage



Pronunciation: (bak-tēr'ē-u-fāj"), [key]
n.
any of a group of viruses that infect specific bacteria, usually causing their disintegration or dissolution. Also called phage.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

bacteriolysisbacteriorhodopsin
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