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Support. According to Kaplan, “Bacteriophages are viruses that specifically target bacteria They do not actually enter bacteria; rather, they simply inject their genetic material, leaving the remaining structures outside the infected cell.” It’s misleading to say a virus “uses a bacteriophage,” because a bacteriophage is a virus. That phrasing incorrectly implies the virus and bacteriophage are distinct, with one utilizing the other.