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Bacteriophages, often simply called "phages," are a specific class of viruses that exclusively infect and replicate within bacterial host cells. The term is derived from the Greek word phagein, meaning "to devour," reflecting their ability to "eat" or destroy bacterial populations. They are obligate intracellular parasites, meaning they cannot reproduce on their own and must hijack a bacterium's cellular machinery to create new viral particles.
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