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Medical Definition of Lytic phage
1. A bacteriophage (virus which infects bacteria) that can only follow the lytic pathway to completing its lytic cycle, and does not have the mechanisms to enter the lysogenic pathway. (09 Oct 1997)
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1. A bacteriophage (virus which infects bacteria) that can only follow the lytic pathway to completing its lytic cycle, and does not have the mechanisms to enter the lysogenic pathway. (09 Oct 1997)