Help me out please! I can't find the answer.
2007-02-27 13:34:53 · 3 answers · asked by namloc n 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
bacteriophages only infect bacteria. each bacteria have specific bacteriophages that they are infected by.
2007-02-27 13:56:52 · answer #1 · answered by ALM 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Ooh, and as an interesting, or not so interesting, bonus: the name "bacteriophage" itself tells you what it infects. Bacterio- I suppose quite obviously means "bacteria" and -phage means "one that eats." So a bacteriophage is essentially "one that eats bacteria." Paraphrased of course.
Keep in mind, as others have reported, that different phage infect different bacteria. There isn't a single kind of bacteriophage that infects every kind of bacteria, that I know of at least.
2007-02-27 23:10:13 · answer #2 · answered by El_Guapo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a small type of virus that infects bacteria.
Edit: if its for homework, look here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacteriophage
2007-02-27 21:43:59 · answer #3 · answered by n b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋