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Viruses that infect bacteria, multiply and cause their lysis, are called:

1. (a) lysozymes
2. (b) lipolytic
3. (c) lytic
4. (d) lysogenic

Correct answer: (c) lytic

Solution

Viruses that replicate inside bacteria and then rupture the host cell are called lytic. The lytic cycle ends with cell lysis, releasing new viral particles.

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