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BACTERIOPHAGE [2 records]

Record 1 2003-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Wastewater Treatment
CONT

The process removes a certain amount of nitrogen and ... considerable reduces the pathogenic germs as well as finally breaking down the BOD. The ultraviolet light of the sun, the bacteriostatic effect of a long retention time, the bacteriophagic action of more advanced organisms developing naturally makes it possible to divide the bacterial pollution in the effluent ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Traitement des eaux usées
CONT

[...] le lagunage permet une certaine élimination de l'azote et surtout une réduction très substantielle des germes pathogènes. L'action des ultraviolets de la lumière solaire, l'effet bactériostatique d'un long temps de séjour, l'action bactériophage d'organismes plus évolués se développant naturellement permettent de diviser [...] la pollution bactérienne d'un effluent.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Microbiología y parasitología
  • Tratamiento de aguas residuales
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Record 2 2003-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cytology
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
DEF

Any of the viruses that infect bacterial cells; each has a narrow host range.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cytologie
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
DEF

Virus qui se comporte comme parasite d'une bactérie donnée, et qui provoque sa destruction par lyse.

OBS

Le terme «bactériophage», initialement proposé par d'Hérelle, tend à être remplacé par celui de phage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Citología
  • Microbiología y parasitología
DEF

Virus que infecta las bacterias a las que incorpora su material genético, sirviéndose de los constituyentes bacterianos para su replicación.

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