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Bacteriophages only infect bacteria, they do not cause disease in humans. The CDC and the WHO classify bacteriophages under biosafety level 1 because they rarely cause human infections. There are only a few exceptions where bacteriophages have causes disease in humans, and that was in a few select people with unique and rare genetic disorders.
The only real link between bacteriophages and actual human pathogens, is there ability to alter the genome of non-virulent bacteria strains; thus, producing more virulent strains. One example is Cholera. Most strains of Cholera are harmless, but it has been hypothesized that bacteriophages are partially responsible for 'producing' harmful CHolera strains due to the nature of viral host cell invasion.
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∙ 12y agoMakes your poo go pink. It also causes stupidity, sarcasm and memory loss. If it is a serious case it may also lead to crazy dancing, sometimes even like a chicken. If not treated right away, you could die at the age of 90, but never before you're dead.
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∙ 13y agoT4 bacteriophage is not a name of a disease, but of a virus that attacks bacterias. They are made inside the infected bacteria.
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∙ 12y agoThe T4 Bacteriophage only infects E. Coli bacteria. They don't hurt humans.
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Is T4 bacteriophage a DNA or RNA virus?
DNA
A virus that infects bacteria?
A virus that infects bacteria is called a bacteriophage
Is a virus that infects bacteria called bacteriophage?
bacteriophage
What is a bacteriophage?
A bacteriophage is a kind of virus that infects and kills bacteria.a virus that attacks bacteria
What virus infect bacteria?
Bacteriophage is the virus that infects bacteria
What type of disease does the t4 virus cause?
This type of virus is a bacteriophage. It attacks bacteria. The T4 bacteriophage attacks E. coli.
Is T4 bacteriophage a DNA or RNA virus?
DNA
Which viruses inject their DNA?
Bacteriophage T4 virus
What does T4 indicates in T4 bacteriophage?
the head
A virus that infects bacteria?
A virus that infects bacteria is called a bacteriophage
What does a spacecraft virus look like?
Spacecraft virus looks like the Lunar Lander used in the Apollo Missions. Viruses of this type are called phages. The typical "Spacecraft virus" that you see illustrated in textbooks is typically a T4 Bacteriophage, also called "Enterobacteria Phage T4"
Is a virus that infects bacteria called bacteriophage?
bacteriophage
A virus that infects a bacteria is known as a?
The type of virus that infects a bacteria is called a bacteriophage. An example of such a bacteriophage is the T3 bacteriophage.
A virus that infects a bacterial cell is called?
Bacteriophage is the name given to a virus that infects bacteria. The name is frequently abbreviated to 'phage'. T4 phage is subject to a wide variety of experiments because it infects E. coli, and E. coli is one of the safer, more abundant and best understood bacteria to study.
What is the real name for spacecraft virus?
The spacecraft virus is only named such because the shape of the virus looks like the Lunar Lander used in the Apollo Missions. Viruses of this type are called phages. The typical "Spacecraft virus" that you see illustrated in textbooks is typically a T4 Bacteriophage, also called "Enterobacteria Phage T4"
What does a spacecraft look like?
Spacecraft virus looks like the Lunar Lander used in the Apollo Missions. Viruses of this type are called phages. The typical "Spacecraft virus" that you see illustrated in textbooks is typically a T4 Bacteriophage, also called "Enterobacteria Phage T4"
What is a bacteriophage?
A bacteriophage is a kind of virus that infects and kills bacteria.a virus that attacks bacteria
