🔬 Phage Particle

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<p>While 'phage particle' might appear to be a redundancy, in fact there is a distinction between phages as particles and phages as infections, and thus precision can require explicit indication that in fact it is the particle (= virion) that is being referenced. See also phage virion, virus particle, and virion particle.

Of interest, the term 'phage particle' is somewhat more prevalent online than are either 'phage virion' or even 'virion particle' (versus 'phage particle', all as Google searches in quotes); see also 'virus particle'. In addition, the plurals of 'phage particles' and 'virion particles' are more prevalent than the equivalent singulars, though the opposite is true for 'virions%22" class="bap-term" target=_blank>phage virions'; as above, see also 'virus particles'.

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