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Virus attacking blue-green algae is known as

A
Cyanophage
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Coliphage
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Bacteriphage
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D
Zoophage
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Solution

The correct option is A Cyanophage
  • A cyanophage is a virus that infects cyanobacteria - blue-green algae.
  • The name is constructed from the term phage, for a virus that targets bacteria, and cyanobacteria for the specific type of bacteria this virus uses for replication.
Hence the correct option is A.

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