phagocidal
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phagocidal (not comparable)
- (microbiology) That destroys or inactivates bacteriophages.
- 2021 October 28, Ekaterina Mirskaya, Igor E. Agranovski, “Control of Airborne Microorganisms by Essential Oils Released by VaxiPod”, in Atmosphere, volume 12, number 11, , page 3:
- Evaluation of the antiviral activity of tea tree and eucalyptus EOs aerosolised via a nebuliser showed strong virucidal activity against airborne influenza virus A strain [13] and phagocidal activity against E. coli phage M13 [14].