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You can break the word into: Bacterio+Phagein Bacterio=Bacteria Phagein(greek)=to eat Bacteriophages are viruses that consume bacteria. ie. Their host cells are bacteria.
bacteriophage
A virus that infects bacteria is called a bacteriophage
Bacteriophage is the virus that infects bacteria
A bacteriophage
You can break the word into: Bacterio+Phagein Bacterio=Bacteria Phagein(greek)=to eat Bacteriophages are viruses that consume bacteria. ie. Their host cells are bacteria.
bacteriophage
A virus that infects bacteria is called a bacteriophage
The type of virus that infects a bacteria is called a bacteriophage. An example of such a bacteriophage is the T3 bacteriophage.
Bacteriophage is the virus that infects bacteria
No. A bacteriophage is a virus that attacks bacteria.
A bacteriophage is the type of virus that invades bacteria.
Bacteriophage
A bacteriophage
No, a bacteriophage is any virus that specifically attacks bacteria.
A bacteriophage is a kind of virus that infects and kills bacteria.a virus that attacks bacteria
Yes, that is the meaning of the name " bacteriophage. " " bacteria eater. " Though they hijack the metabolic and replicative process of bacteria to replicate themselves and not actually eat the bacteria.