bacteriophages infect?

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bacteriophages infect?

A- other viruses
B-bacteria only
C-any available host cell
D-cells undergoing the lyctic cycle

2007-05-23 16:31:49 · 2 answers · asked by lucyvasquez80 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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the answer is B. bacteria only
by defination bacteriophage is a virus that is parasitic in bacteria;it uses the bacterium's machinery and energy 2 produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and the phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria

2007-05-23 16:47:40 · answer #1 · answered by niketa 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋

B. bacteria

The word means "bacteria eater".

2007-05-23 16:34:45 · answer #2 · answered by ecolink 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋