In a microbiology experiment, a virus is used to kill specific pathogenic bacteria without affecting human cells. What category of virus is this?
Q1. In a microbiology experiment, a virus is used to kill specific pathogenic bacteria without affecting human cells. What category of virus is this?
Answer: Bacteriophages
Explanation: Bacteriophages are highly specific to bacterial species. Plant viruses are tempting but they infect plant cells, not bacterial hosts.