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Which best describes a bacteriophage?

AThe shell that protects a bacterium
BThe tube that extends from a bacterium
CThe virus that causes colds
DA virus that attacks bacteria

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MissPhiladelphia

I believe the correct answer from the choices listed above is option D. A bacteriophage is a  virus that attacks bacteria. It is also called phage or bacterial virus and is any of a group of viruses that infect bacteria. Hope this answers the question. Have a nice day.

The correct answer is (d) A virus that attack bacteria

The virus that infects bacteria is called bacteriophage. The virus invades the body of bacteria and infects it. The bacteria becomes the host for the virus to live in and the virus incorporates its DNA into the DNA of the bacteria and starts replicating inside bacteria. The literal meaning of bacteriophage is" bacteria eater". These bacteria that are infected by the virus are harmful to the human body as they cause diseases. The virus infected bacteria such as Vibrio cholerae causes cholera and Shigella which causes dysentery are some example of bacteriophage.

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