The bacterial viruses that are released by a process termed extrusion are called
A) lysogenic viruses.
B) temperate phages.
C) filamentous phages.
D) lambda viruses.
E) helical phages.

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The bacterial viruses that are released by the process of extrusion are called filamentous phages. These phages have a long, thin, and flexible shape and are released from the bacterial host cell by extrusion without lysing the host cell as in the case of other phages. They replicate within the host cell but do not kill it. They are commonly used as a tool in genetic engineering, particularly in DNA sequencing and cloning.

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