Coliphage
[kol-uh-feyj] /ˈkɒl əˌfeɪdʒ/
noun
1.
any bacteriophage that specifically infects the Escherichia coli bacterium.
coliphage co·li·phage (kō’lə-fāj’)
n.
A bacteriophage with an affinity for a strain of Escherichia coli.
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