Tailed phages lyse the host wall using the enzyme
ARNA replicase
Blysozyme only
Cnitrogenase
Dendolysin
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. endolysin
Endolysin breaks down peptidoglycan in the host cell wall to release new virions.
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