Definition of "bacteriophages" []

• Plural form of bacteriophage. (noun)

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• "Mobile genetic elements have also been found in bacteriophages, i.e., viruses that infect bacteria."
• "Delbrück became interested in bacteriophages and soon thereafter so did Salvador Luria and Alfred Hershey."
• "Viruses like the one Emilia found - which is named Czyszczon1 - are called bacteriophages, and researches are excited about their medical potential."