A coliphage is a type of bacteriophage that infects coliform bacteria such as Escherichia coli. Coliphage originate almost exclusively from human feces and from other warm-blooded animals. [1]

Coliphages are microbial indicators specified in the Ground Water Rule (GWR) that can be used to monitor for potential fecal contamination of drinking water.

2015年4月17日 · This review covers background information on coliphage characteristics and enumeration methods (Section 2); their relationship with human health risks in epidemiological studies (Section 3); their occurrence and associations with pathogens in the environment (Section 4); and the fate and transport of coliphages in the environment (Section 5 ...

Coliphages are a heterogeneous group of bacteriophages that infect and replicate in Gram-negative bacteria including coliforms and Escherichia coli. Coliphages are part of the gut microbiome and are excreted in the feces of humans and other warm-blooded animals.

2022年3月28日 · Bacteriophage or Phage is a virus that infects and replicates only within the body of bacteria. Bacteriophages were discovered independently by Frederick W. Twort in the U.K and Félix d’Hérelle in France. The term ‘bacteriophage’ has been derived from two words; ‘bacteria’ and ‘phagein’, meaning devour. The term was coined by Félix d’Hérelle.

Coliphages are bacterial viruses which are specific to Escherichia coli and other coliforms. They can be divided into two groups. The somatic bacteriophages gain access to the cell through …

Coliphage PRD1 is a member of a broad family of lytic phages that infect various gram-negative bacteria which contain antibiotic-resistance conjugative plasmids of type N, P, or W, attaching to the sex pilus.

A bacteriophage with an affinity for one or another strain of Escherichia coli.

The meaning of COLIPHAGE is any bacteriophage active against E. coli.

A typical coliphage looks like a tadpole with an expanded head and elongated tail. When attacking, the coliphage uses its tail to attach itself to the bacterium, and then like a syringe and needle it penetrates the cell wall and collapses its head, injecting DNA into the host.