Plural of phage

Forms of phage

Phages in a sentence

• Mutant phages were then tested for the ability to lysogenize their host bacterium.2015 July 6, “Structure and Assembly of TP901-1 Virion Unveiled by Mutagenesis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry lysogenize
• RNA replaces DNA as the genetic material in many viruses (for example, tobacco mosaic, influenza, polio, certain RNA phages).1992, James D. Watson and others, Recombinant DNA, second edition, Scientific American Books, page 64. From the entry tobacco mosaic
• The goal of cloning superimmunity to the limited number of phages that attack some S. cremoris strains, in particular, is attractive.1987, Streptococcal Genetics, page 261. From the entry superimmunity
• The rod-shaped E. coli phages share a common host range with the RNA-containing E. coli phages, a coincidence which probably unites unrelated viruses.1965, “Small Bacteriophages”, in Advances in Virus Research, volumes 1-11, pages 343–4. From the entry rod-shaped
• Phages are well known for mistakenly incorporating bits of DNA from one host and carrying them to the next, thereby spreading genetic material rapidly between their host bacteria.2011, Dorothy H. Crawford, Viruses: A Very Short Introduction, →ISBN. From the entry viral sex

Meaning of phage

1. noun A virus that is parasitic on bacteria.

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Questions about the plural of phage

What is the plural of phage?

The plural of phage is phages or phage.

Is phage countable?

Phage is a countable noun.