co·li·phage

(kō′lə-fāj′)

A bacteriophage that infects the bacterium Escherichia coli.

[New Latin (Escherichia) colī, species name; see E. coli + -phage.]

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coliphage

(ˈkɒlɪˌfeɪdʒ)

(Microbiology) a bacteriophage

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col•i•phage

(ˈkɒl əˌfeɪdʒ)

n.

any bacteriophage that specifically infects the Escherichia coli bacterium.

[1940–45; < New Latin coli- + -phage]

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coliphage - a bacteriophage that infects the bacterium Escherichia coli

bacteriophage, phage - a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria; "phage uses the bacterium's machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria"

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Appendix O: Ohio water microbiology laboratory coliphage detection by USEPA method 1602: Single-agar layer (SAL) procedure.

The Spread of a Norovirus Surrogate via Reusable Grocery Bags in a Grocery Supermarket

Kohn, "Inactivation of MS2 coliphage in Funton and Fenton-like systems: role of transition metals, hydrogen peroxide and sunlight," Environmental Science & Technology, vol.

Synthesis, Characterization, and Antimicrobial Activity of Novel Sulfonated Copper-Triazine Complexes

We are aware of only two peer reviewed studies that estimated health risks posed by exposure to zoonotic pathogens in land-applied dairy manure, including a study that generated risk estimates for center pivot irrigation of dairy manure based on an air dispersion model (Dungan 2014) and one that estimated risks based on an empirical fate and transport model for coliphage spiked into groundwater that was sprayed using conventional tanker equipment (Brooks et al.

Quantitative microbial risk assessment for spray irrigation of dairy manure based on an empirical fate and transport model

Hatch, "Survival of T3 coliphage in varied extracellular environments," Journal of Applied Microbiology, vol.

Isolation and Physiomorphological Characterization of Escherichia coli O157:H7-Infecting Bacteriophages Recovered from Beef Cattle Operations

Pratt, "Some physicalchemical and biological properties of the rod-shaped coliphage M13," Virology, vol.

Bacteriophages and Their Immunological Applications against Infectious Threats

coli (CFU/100 mL) Membrane Filter 9222B Coliphage (UFP/100m CETESB, 1990--L5.225 [L.sup.-1]) Clostridium perfringens Multiple tubes (CETESB, (MPN/100m[L.sup.-1]) 1993--L5.213) Table 2.

Fenton Coagulation/Oxidation Using [Fe.sup.2+] and [Fe.sup.3+] Ions and Peracetic Acid for the Treatment of Wastewater

coli, enterococci, male-specific coliphage) were analyzed for spatial and temporal trends.

Water quality assessment of rural water supplies in Alabama: temporal and spatial trends

Evaluation of four different systems for extraction of RNA from stool suspensions using MS-2 coliphage as an exogenous control for RT-PCR inhibition.

DNA/RNA preparation for molecular detection

Functional and genetic analysis of regulatory regions of coliphage H-19B: location of Shiga-like toxin and lysis genes suggest a role for phage functions in toxin release.

Clinical isolates of Shiga toxin 1a--producing Shigella flexneri with an epidemiological link to recent travel to Hispaniola

Bovre and Szybalski [2] found that the central b2 region in the coliphage A genome could produce two opposite oriented mRNAs, one originating on the plus strand and the other on the minus strand, that partially overlap with each other.

Natural antisense transcripts in plants: a review and identification in soybean infected with Phakopsora pachyrhizi superSAGE library