A bacteriophage is a type of virus that infects bacteria. Bacteriophage are likely the most numerous "organisms" on Earth [1] [2]
Notes and References
1. ^ Wommack KE & Colwell RR. 2000. Virioplankton: viruses in aquatic ecosystems. Microbiol. Mol. Biol. Rev. 64:69.
2. ^ Hendrix RW. 2002. Bacteriophages: Evolution of the majority. Theor. Pop. Biol. 61: 471-480.
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Subcategories
This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.
B
- Bacillus phages (9 P)
C
- Cystoviridae (4 P)
F
- Fiersviridae (4 P)
I
- Inoviridae (8 P)
M
- Mycobacteriophages (7 P)
P
- Phage workers (38 P)
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