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bacteriophage

virus that infects and replicates within bacteria
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bacteriophage

Summary

bacteriophage ranks in the top 0.77% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,108 views/month, #596 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • bacteriophage is credited with the discovery of Félix d'Hérelle[2].
  • bacteriophage is credited with the discovery of Frederick Twort[3].
  • bacteriophage is a type of virus[4].
  • bacteriophage is used for phage therapy[5].
  • bacteriophage's Commons category is recorded as Bacteriophages[6].
  • bacteriophage's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bacteriophages[7].
  • bacteriophage's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 579.26[8].

Body

Definition and Type

bacteriophage is a type of virus[4].

Use and Application

bacteriophage is used for phage therapy[5].

Why It Matters

bacteriophage ranks in the top 0.77% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,108 views/month, #596 of 77,819).[1] bacteriophage has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] bacteriophage is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → phage therapy
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → virus
    Bbc things id → 4501f6d5-4d47-4892-9e35-c1657e154165
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 25303, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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