Actinophage
Definition
A bacterial virus (bacteriophage) structurally specialized in infecting and destroying bacteria of the order Actinomycetales (actinomycetes). These viruses play an essential ecological and industrial role, being utilized in genetic research or bacterial infection control, but can also pose a structural threat in the biotechnology industry if they jeopardize bacterial cultures used for antibiotic production.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Actinophage
- Actinomycete virus
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Masculine noun, articulated: actinofagul, plural: actinofagi, genitive-dative: actinofagului. |
| Formation | Scientific compound composed of the combining form 'actino-' and the suffix '-phage' (eater), borrowed from French 'actinophage'. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [ak.ti.no.ˈfaɡ] |
| Source | International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology Standards |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Cercetătorii au izolat un actinofag capabil să distrugă tulpina patogenă din sol.
EN: The researchers isolated an actinophage capable of destroying the pathogenic strain within the soil.
RO: Prezența unui actinofag în tancul de fermentație a redus drastic producția de streptomicină a fabricii.
EN: The presence of an actinophage inside the fermentation tank drastically reduced the factory's streptomycin production.
RO: Analiza structurală a acestui actinofag a relevat o capsidă icosaedrică și o coadă contractilă lungă.
EN: The structural analysis of this actinophage revealed an icosahedral capsid and a long contractile tail.
Idioms & Phrases
Liză prin actinofag / Actinophage lysis
RO: Procesul de distrugere structurală a peretelui celular al actinomicetei ca urmare a replicării virale interne.
EN: The process of structural destruction of the actinomycete cell wall as a result of internal viral replication.
Rezistență la actinofag / Actinophage resistance
RO: Mutant genetic bacterian capabil să blocheze adsorpția sau pătrunderea virusului în citoplasmă.
EN: A bacterial genetic mutant capable of blocking the adsorption or penetration of the virus into the cytoplasm.
Terapie cu actinofag / Actinophage therapy
RO: Utilizare experimentală a virușilor litiți ca agenți terapeutici structurali împotriva infecțiilor micoliene rezistente.
EN: Experimental utilization of lytic viruses as structural therapeutic agents against resistant mycolic infections.
Latest Contextual News
No recent news found for this topic.