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What types of organisms does bacteriophage attack?
Bacteriophages are viruses that infect and replicate within bacteria. They do not infect human cells or other eukaryotic organisms. Bacteriophages are specific to infecting particular bacterial species or strains.
What are viruses that infect bacteria called?
the virus that infects bacteria is bacteriophage
Are there any beneficial viruses that can have a positive impact on living organisms or the environment?
Yes, there are beneficial viruses known as bacteriophages that can help control harmful bacteria in the environment and in living organisms. Bacteriophages are viruses that specifically infect and kill bacteria, which can be used in medicine, agriculture, and environmental cleanup.
What type of virus infect bacteria?
Bacteriophage
How is the entrance of bacteriophages into their host cell different than the entrance of animal viruses into their host cell?
Bacteriophages enter a host cell by attaching to specific receptors on the surface of bacteria, including lipopolysaccharides, techoic acids, proteins, and flagella. For for a virus to infect a host cell, the cell must have receptors on its surface for the virus to attach to. The receptors are normal molecules involved in routine cellular function, but a portion of the surface of the virus resembles the chemical shape of the body's molecule that would normally bind to the receptor, allowing the binding of the virus to cell to happen.
What types of organisms does bacteriophage attack?
Bacteriophages are viruses that infect and replicate within bacteria. They do not infect human cells or other eukaryotic organisms. Bacteriophages are specific to infecting particular bacterial species or strains.
What do bacteriophages attack and destroy?
hahah it contains the nucleus
What are the viruses called that attack prokaryotes?
Viruses that attack prokaryotes are called bacteriophages. They specifically infect bacteria by injecting their genetic material into the bacterial cell, which then uses the cell's machinery to replicate and produce more viruses.
True or false bacteriophages are viruses that parasitize bacteria?
I wouldn't call bacteriophages parasites, but yes they are viruses which infect bacteria.
Do bacteria viruses attack and destroy other viruses?
No. A virus must attack a cellular life form in order to survive.
How are viruses simliar to parasites?
They both destroy the cells that they attack.
What are the viruses the infect bacteria called?
Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria.
What are viruses that affect bacteria called?
bacteriophages
What are viruses that prevent bacteria?
Viruses that prevent bacterial infections are called as "bacteriophages".
Viruses that infect bacteria are?
called bacteriophages. They are viruses that specifically infect and replicate within bacteria, ultimately leading to the death of the host cell. Bacteriophages play a crucial role in controlling bacterial populations in various environments.
Phages or viruses that go through the lysogenic virus cycle?
Phages are also known as bacteriophages which are viruses. They are specifically viruses that attack bacteria. Depending on the species, some viruses incorporate their DNA in to the host's genome. These viruses are known as proviruses because they can go through the lysogenic cycle.
What are viruses that infect bacteria called?
the virus that infects bacteria is bacteriophage
