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The answer PHAGE has 6 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of phage in various dictionaries:
noun - a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria
A bacteriophage.
noun - an organism that destroys bacteria
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| Possible Crossword Clues |
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| Devourer: Suf. |
| Suffix meaning ''eater'' |
| Bacterio or macro ending |
| Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles |
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| Feb 24 2014 Newsday.com |
| Feb 24 2013 Newsday.com |
| Feb 24 2013 Newsday.com |
| Jul 4 2012 Newsday.com |
| Feb 22 2009 L.A. Times Daily |
| Jan 25 2009 L.A. Times Magazine |
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| A bacteriophage. |
| short for |
| a virus that is parasitic in bacteria it uses the bacterium's machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria |
| a bacteriophage |
| Phage description |
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| A bacteriophage (), also known informally as a phage (), is a virus that infects and replicates within Bacteria and Archaea. The term was derived from "bacteria" and the Greek (phagein), "to devour". Bacteriophages are composed of proteins that encapsulate a DNA or RNA genome, and may have relatively simple or elaborate structures. Their genomes may encode as few as four genes and as many as hundreds of genes. Phages replicate within the bacterium following the injection of their genome into its cytoplasm. Bacteriophages are among the most common and diverse entities in the biosphere. Bacteriophages are ubiquitous viruses, found wherever bacteria exist. It is estimated there are more than 1031 bacteriophages on the planet, more than every other organism on Earth, including bacteria, combined.Phages are widely distributed in locations populated by bacterial hosts, such as soil or the intestines of animals. One of the densest natural sources for phages and other viruses is seawater, whe |