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What are bacterial viruses called?

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Bacteriophage or just Phage when shortened, and isn't actually bacteria infecting the host, it's a virus infecting the bacteria.

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Bacteriophage, also called phage or bacterial viruses, any of a group of viruses that infect bacteria.
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