phage type

noun

: a set of strains of a bacterium susceptible to the same bacteriophages

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“Phage type.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/phage%20type. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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