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Bacteriophage

‘Bacteriophage’ sometimes seen in the news is:

	A	Bacteria that eats Virus

	B	Virus that eats Bacteria

	C	Bacteria that is immune to most of the drugs

	D	Bacteria that has New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase Gene

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Explanation :

A bacteriophage is a type of virus that infects bacteria. In fact, the word bacteriophage literally means ‘bacteria eater’, because bacteriophages destroy their host cells.

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