What are bacteriophages? Biology Microorganisms Viruses 1 Answer Jason Apr 28, 2018 Viruses that attack bacteria and archaea replicating in them and finally destroying them by introducing their genome and suppressing the hosts's gene expression and thus protein synthesis. Answer link Related questions How do viruses relate to the characteristics of life? What are viruses? Why do bacteriophages only infect bacteria? How can prions be killed? How are prions related to proteins? What are some examples of prions? What are some examples of bacteriophages? Why are virus capsids symmetrical? What is the function of the capsid? What are some examples of virions? See all questions in Viruses Impact of this question 3047 views around the world You can reuse this answer Creative Commons License