corynebacteriophage


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cor·y·ne·bac·te·ri·o·phage

(kŏ-rī'nē-bak-tēr'ē-ō-fāj), Avoid the mispronunciation ko-rī-nē-bak-ter'ē-ō-fahzh.
Any one of the bacteriophages specific for corynebacteria.
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