Tailed bacteriophages are

Motile on surface of bacteria

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Non-motile

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Actively motile in water

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Motile on surface of plant leaves

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The correct option is B Non-motile
Tailed bacteriophages are non-motile. They have a common origin and constitute family Caudovirales. Their structured tail is unique. Tailed phages share a series of high-level taxonomic properties and show many facultative features that are unique or rare in viruses e.g., lambda, Mu, and P1 phage.

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