Coliphage
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A coliphage is a type of bacteriophage
that infects Escherichia coli
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Examples include Bacteriophage lambda and Leviviridae
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Bacteriophage
A bacteriophage is any one of a number of viruses that infect bacteria. They do this by injecting genetic material, which they carry enclosed in an outer protein capsid...
that infects Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium that is commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms . Most E. coli strains are harmless, but some serotypes can cause serious food poisoning in humans, and are occasionally responsible for product recalls...
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Examples include Bacteriophage lambda and Leviviridae
Leviviridae
The Leviviridae are a family of viruses, including the following genera:*Genus Levivirus; type species: Enterobacteria phage MS2*Genus Allolevivirus; type species: Enterobacteria phage Qβ-External links:*...
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