Definition of Coliphage

1. Noun. A bacteriophage that infects the bacterium Escherichia coli.

Generic synonyms: Bacteriophage, Phage

Definition of Coliphage

1. Noun. Any of several bacteriophages that can infect strains of the bacterium Escherichia coli ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Coliphage

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Coliphage

1. A bacteriophage (a virus which infects bacteria) that specialises in colliforms (a type of bacteria which inhabits the bowels of larger organisms). (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Coliphage

coliform bacteria
coliforms
colimit
colimitation
colimits
colimycin
colin
colinear
colinearities
colinearity
colingual
colins
colinus
colipase
colipases
coliphage (current term)
coliphages
coliplication
colipuncture
coliseum
coliseums
colistimethate sodium
colistin
colistin sulfomethate sodium
colistinase
colistins
colitic
colitis
colitis cystica profunda
colitis cystica superficialis

Literary usage of Coliphage

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Gis for Health and the Environment by Don De Savigny, Pandu Wijeyaratne (1995)
"The analytical results showed that if data on very high coliphage counts (>240 counts/20 ml or 1200 counts/100 ml) were not included in the fitting, ..."

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