Bacteriophage

A bacteriophage (), also known informally as a phage (), is a virus that infects and replicates within bacteria. The term is derived from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν (phagein) 'to devour' and bacteria. Bacteriophages are composed of proteins that encapsulate a DNA or RNA genome, and may have structures that are either simple or elaborate. Their genomes may encode as few as four genes (e.g. MS2) and as many as hundreds of genes. Phages replicate within the bacterium following the injection of their genome into its cytoplasm.

Bacteriophage - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Virus that infects bacteria "Phage" redirects here. For other uses, see Phage (disambiguation) . Structure at atomic resolution of bacteriophage T4 [ 1 ] The structure of a typical myovirus bacteriophage Anatomy and infection cycle of bacteriophage T4 A bacteriophage ( / b æ k ˈ t ɪr i oʊ f eɪ dʒ / ), also known informally as a phage ( / ˈ f eɪ dʒ / ), is a virus that infects and replicates within bacteria . The term is derived from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν (phagein) ' to devour ' and bacteria . Bacteriophages

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