๐Ÿ”ฌ Adsorption Cofactor

A specific dissolved molecule or ion that is required for phage attachment to bacteria.

by Stephen T. Abedon Ph.D. (abedon.1@osu.edu)

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About this entry: Adsorption Cofactor is one of a growing set of phage biology and phage therapy terms defined here. For more phage terms, see Abedon, S.T. (2025). Phage Therapy Annotated Glossary. Preprints.org. 10.20944/preprints202508.0347.v1

phage.org/terms/adsorption_cofactor.html  ·  Abedon’s Books  ·  DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20173633

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Adsorption Cofactor: A specific dissolved molecule or ion that is required for phage attachment to bacteria.

Discussion

<p>Adsorption cofactors can be relevant to a phage's ecology and also, in some instances, relevant to phage use such as in phage therapy.

For further consideration of adsorption cofactors as well as references, see Hyman and Abedon (2009).

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Abedon, S.T. (2026). Phage Terms. https://terms.phage.org  ·  10.5281/zenodo.20173633

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