Bacteriophage often called phage, is any virus that attacks bacteria. There are many kinds. Bacteriophage is smaller than bacteria. Phage infects bacteria by attaching itself to the cell wall of bacterium and injecting genetic material into the bacterium, sometimes the bacterium is killed.
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Find some books at your local library with pictures of bacteriophage, draw copies of these and write a short description.
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