noun
- The process by which bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria) consume or destroy bacterial cells.
Usage: technical; biology
Examples
- Bacteriophagy plays a crucial role in controlling bacterial populations in natural environments.
- Scientists study bacteriophagy to develop new antimicrobial therapies.
- The mechanism of bacteriophagy involves the injection of viral DNA into the host bacterium.
- Bacteriophagy has been explored as an alternative to antibiotics in treating resistant infections.