The virus that infects bacteria is called _________
A
Cyanophage
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B
Mycophage
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C
Bacteriophage
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D
None of these
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Solution
The correct option is C Bacteriophage The virus which attacks bacteria is called bacteriophage, e.g. T II phage, M13, ϕ 174, etc. It captures the bacteria and replicates using its machinery to make a number of copies.