Does Bacteria have viruses

Answer 1

No. It's the other way around. Certain types of viruses (bacteriophage) will target bacteria, and they use the bacteria to reproduce the virus, called the Lytic cycle: The virus DNA or RNA enters the bacteria, takes over and new viruses are produced and when they break out of the cell through the membrane they destroy the bacteria in the process.

Answer 2

Yes, bacteria can be infected by viruses called bacteriophages. Bacteriophages are specific to infecting bacteria and can inject their genetic material into a bacterial cell, causing it to replicate and produce more viruses. This process eventually leads to the lysis, or bursting, of the bacterial cell, releasing more viruses to infect other bacteria.

Answer 3

Viruses kill bacteria. There are no known types of bacteria that can kill any type of virus. Most antibiotics can not kill viruses, they must run their course.

Answer 4

Yes, they can, either directly or by becoming a marker presented to an antigen presenting cell, thus indirectly marking the cell containing the Bacterium for deletion.

Answer 5

No, there are many viruses that actually attack specific bacteria.

Answer 6

No, viruses use bacteria as their food source (in a parasitic way).

Answer 7

I think yes!