coliphage

[ kol-uh-feyj ]
/ ˈkɒl əˌfeɪdʒ /

noun

any bacteriophage that specifically infects the Escherichia coli bacterium.

Origin of coliphage

1940–45; < New Latin coli- (see coliform) + -phage

Words nearby coliphage

coligny, colima, colin, colinear, colipase, coliphage, coliseum, colistin, colitis, colitoxemia, coliuria

Medical definitions for coliphage

coliphage
[ kō′lə-fāj′ ]

n.

A bacteriophage with an affinity for a strain of Escherichia coli.