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Are phages alive?


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Phage:

  1. Phage is also known as bacteriophage which is a type of virus that infect bacteria.
  2. They replicate within bacteria and archaea.
  3. Phages are not living organisms because they cannot reproduce without any host and they are grouped with other prions.
  4. Examples: - M13 bacteriophage, Escherichia virus T4, etc.

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