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phagotype

phagotype noun: a strain of bacterium that is sensitive to a certain bacteriophage.

Noun

phagotype (plural phagotypes)

  1. A strain of bacterium that is sensitive to a certain bacteriophage.
    • Ackermann's phagotype system was used by Inatsu et al.2015 July 26, Anna Krasowska et al., “Isolation and Characterization of Phages Infecting Bacillus subtilis”, in BioMed Research International, volume 2015, →DOI
    Synonyms:
    lysotype

Synonyms of phagotype

Forms of phagotype

pluralphagotypes

Origin of phagotype

From phago- + -type.

Questions about phagotype

What does phagotype mean?
Phagotype means a strain of bacterium that is sensitive to a certain bacteriophage.
What part of speech is phagotype?
Phagotype is a noun.
What is the plural of phagotype?
The plural of phagotype is phagotypes.

Words near phagotype in the dictionary

  1. phagotroph
  2. phagotrophic
  3. phagotrophically
  4. phagotrophs
  5. phagotrophy
  6. phagotype
  7. phagotypes
  8. phagotyping
  9. phagraphene
  10. Phags-pa
  11. phaguette

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