The viruses which can cause bacterial diseases are called

Slime moulds

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Smuts

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Bacteriophages

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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.

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