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How does a bacteriophage attach to a host cell?

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Bacteriophage means "bacteria eater".

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Bacteriophage is basically a type of virus. It affects the bacteria. Bacteriophages attache them-slaves to a susceptible bacterium and infect the host cell. To infect the bacteria, generally bacteriophages employ a tail that pierce the membrane of the bacterium and help to pass through the genetic material of the virus. It transfers their DNA into the genome of the host cell.

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