a device, consisting of two or three pivoted rings at right angles to each other, that provides free suspension in all planes for an object such as a gyroscope, compass, chronometer, etc Also called gimbal ring
Bacteriophages or phage are viruses that invade bacterial cells and, in the case of lytic phages, disrupt bacterial metabolism and cause the bacterium to lyse [destruct].Phage Therapy is the therapeutic use of lytic bacteriophages to treat pathogenic bacterial infections.Bacterial Host Specificity.electing new phages (e.g., against phage-resistant bacteria) is a relatively rapid process that can frequently be accomplished in days or weeks. Developing a new antibiotic (e.g., against antibiotic-resistant bacteria) is a time-consuming process and may take several years (16, 51).
macâ¢roâ¢phage. a large white blood cell, occurring principally in connective tissue and in the bloodstream, that ingests foreign particles and infectious microorganisms by phagocytosis. Makrophagen (pl.) (Metchnikoff, 1887), with-phagen representing Phagozyten phagocytes; see macro -, -phage ].