Bacteriophage vs Viroids - What's the difference?

bacteriophage | viroids |

Viroids is likely misspelled.


Viroids has no English definition.

As a noun bacteriophage

is a virus that specifically infects bacteria.

bacteriophage

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (microbiology, virology) A virus that specifically infects bacteria.

    • Synonyms

    * phage

    Related terms

    * bacteriophagous * bacteriophagy

    See also

    * virophage

    viroids

    Translingual

    Proper noun

    (taxoninfl)
  • A taxonomic name, sometimes considered an order, of a group of subviral agents that can be pathogenic in plants and are implicated in human hepatitis D infections.

    • Hyponyms

    * (group of subviral agents)  - families

    External links

    * ("viroids" on Wikipedia) * ("viroids" species on Wikimedia) ----