virus that destroys bacteria, 1917, an abbreviated form of bacteriophage.
phage uses the bacterium's machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria
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phaeton
phage
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phagocyte
phagocytosis
-phagous
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