Question

Difference between lambda phage and M13phage

Answer 1

Enterobacteria phage λ (lambda phage, coliphage λ) is a bacterial virus, or bacteriophage, that infects the bacterial species Escherichia coli (E. coli). ... In this state, the λ DNA is called a prophage and stays resident within the host's genome without apparent harm to the host


M13 is a filamentous bacteriophage composed of circular single stranded DNA