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.
T4 bacteriophage is a DNA virus. It infects bacteria by injecting its DNA into the host cell and hijacking the cell's machinery to replicate its genetic material.
Bacteriophages ARE viruses that attack bacteria, making this question invalid. But if they meant to say "what bacteria does it attack?" then I would say T4 and E. Coli
bacteriophage
A bacteriophage is a kind of virus that infects and kills bacteria.a virus that attacks bacteria
T4 bacteriophage is a common virus that infects E. coli bacteria. It injects its genetic material into the bacterium, taking over the host's machinery to replicate itself. This ultimately leads to the destruction of the bacterial cell and the release of new phages.
This type of virus is a bacteriophage. It attacks bacteria. The T4 bacteriophage attacks E. coli.
Bacteriophage T4 virus
T4 bacteriophage is a DNA virus. It infects bacteria by injecting its DNA into the host cell and hijacking the cell's machinery to replicate its genetic material.
Bacteriophages ARE viruses that attack bacteria, making this question invalid. But if they meant to say "what bacteria does it attack?" then I would say T4 and E. Coli
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bacteriophage
The type of virus that infects a bacteria is called a bacteriophage. An example of such a bacteriophage is the T3 bacteriophage.
A bacteriophage is a kind of virus that infects and kills bacteria.a virus that attacks bacteria
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.
Bacteriophage
T4 bacteriophage is a common virus that infects E. coli bacteria. It injects its genetic material into the bacterium, taking over the host's machinery to replicate itself. This ultimately leads to the destruction of the bacterial cell and the release of new phages.
T refers to the tail protein found in the T4 bacteriophage, a type of virus that specifically infects bacterial cells. The tail protein helps the virus attach to the bacterial host cell and inject its genetic material for replication.