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Tailed bacteriophages are...

Tailed bacteriophages are

A

Motile on surface of bacteria

B

Non-motile

C

Actively motile in water

D

Motile on surface of plant leaves

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The correct Answer is:
B
The Caudovirales are an order of viruses also known as the tailed bacteriophages. The Caudovirales are group I viruses as they have double stranded DNA (dsDNA) genomes, which can be anywhere from 18,000 base pairs to 500,000 base pairs in length.
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