phage noun. [feɪdʒ] E20.
[Abbreviation.]
Biology. A bacteriophage; bacteriophages collectively.

Comb.:
phage display a technique for producing and studying novel proteins and polypeptides by inserting a gene fragment into a gene responsible for the surface protein of a bacteriophage, the new protein appearing in the surface coating of the phage, in which it can be manipulated and tested for biological activity; phage type a division of a bacterial species characterized by a common susceptibility to a particular group of phages; phage-type verb trans. determine the phage type of.

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