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typhoid bacteriophage

typhoid bacteriophage

8.2
A virus that infects the bacteria that cause typhoid fever
  • noun
  • /ˈtaɪfɔɪd ˈbæktɪrɪəˌfeɪdʒ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : bacteriófago tifoideo
  • Researchers isolated a typhoid bacteriophage in order to study its effects on Salmonella typhi.

Examples

  • The use of a typhoid bacteriophage could help control typhoid fever outbreaks.

  • After exposure to a typhoid bacteriophage, the bacterial cultures showed a significant decline.

  • The typhoid bacteriophage was discovered in the early 20th century.

  • Researchers are studying the effects of the typhoid bacteriophage on bacterial infections.

  • Scientists are examining how a typhoid bacteriophage targets Salmonella typhi to develop new treatments for typhoid fever.

  • The typhoid bacteriophage can effectively infect and destroy harmful bacteria responsible for typhoid fever.

  • Using a typhoid bacteriophage in experiments has led to promising results in the fight against typhoid outbreaks.

Surface Forms

typhoid bacteriophage singular
typhoid bacteriophages plural

Morphology

typhoid + bacteriophage

The compound is fully compositional: 'bacteriophage' (a virus that infects bacteria) is specified by 'typhoid' (the typhoid-causing bacterium/disease), so the meaning 'a bacteriophage that infects the typhoid bacterium' is directly derivable from the parts. Although technical vocabulary, it follows a common noun–noun modification pattern that a B1 learner who knows both constituents would understand.

Etymology

Typhoid bacteriophage comes from the idea of a tiny 'eater' of bacteria: bacterio means bacteria and phage means 'to eat'. So it means a virus that attacks the typhoid bacterium Salmonella typhi.