The viruses which can cause bacterial diseases are called
A
Slime moulds
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B
Smuts
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C
Bacteriophages
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D
Bacteriomosaics
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Solution
The correct option is C Bacteriophages Slime moulds are protozoans while smuts are multicellular fungi. Bacteriomosaics is a disease of wheat caused by corynebacteria. Bacteriophages are the viruses that infect and multiply in bacteria. They multiply inside the host by using host machinery. Their life cycle includes adsorption of virus to host cell, penetration, eclipse, assembly and lysis. Thus, the correct answer is option C.