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Standard XII
Biology
Viruses
Virus attacki...
Question
Virus attacking blue-green algae is known as ______________.
A
Cyanophage
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B
Coliphage
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C
Bacteriophage
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D
Zoophage
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Solution
The correct option is
A
Cyanophage
Cyanophages are viruses that infect blue-green algae or cyanobacteria. Example -
LPP-1 that infects the blue-green alga
Plectonema boryanum
.
Thus, the correct answer is (A).
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