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"phage uses the bacterium's machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria"nouna virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria
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- mps a widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages derived from bone marrow
- heartburn a painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach irritating the esophagus); symptomatic of an ulcer or a diaphragmatic hernia or other disorder
- esophagitis inflammation of the esophagus; often caused by gastroesophageal reflux
- glucophage an antidiabetic drug (trade name Glucophage) prescribed to treat type II diabetes
- lymphokine a cytokine secreted by helper T cells in response to stimulation by antigens and that acts on other cells of the immune system (as by activating macrophages)
- interleukin any of several lymphokines that promote macrophages and killer T cells and B cells and other components of the immune system
- system of macrophages a widely distributed system of free and fixed macrophages derived from bone marrow
- tumor necrosis factor a proinflammatory cytokine that is produced by white blood cells (monocytes and macrophages); has an antineoplastic effect but causes inflammation (as in rheumatoid arthritis)
- lysogeny the condition of a host bacterium that has incorporated a phage into its own genetic material
- cosmid (genetics) a large vector that is made from a bacteriophage and used to clone genes or gene fragments