A bacteriophage is a bacteria-specific virus, an obligate intracellular parasite with a genome (usually RNA), that binds to specific receptors and injects its nucleic acid into the bacteria.
Un bacteriófago es un virus específico de bacterias, un parásito intracelular obligado con genoma (generalmente ARN), que se une a receptores específicos e inyecta su material genético en la bacteria.
| Front | Bacteriophage |
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| Back | type of exotoxin = bacteria specific virus Obligatory intracellular parasite for bacteria, contains genome usually RNA Lands on and binds to specific receptor then injects nucleic acid into bacteria |
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