Question

Difference between temperate and virulent phages

Answer 1

phages that replicate only via the lytic cycle are known as virulent phages while phages that replicate both lytic and lysogenic cycles are known as temperate phages

Answer 2

Virulent phages - These are phages that undergo replication through only the lyctic cycle.

Temperate phages - These are phages that undergo replication through both the lysogenic cycle and the lyctic cycle.

A phage or bacteriophage is a type of virus that replicates within archaea bacteria and infects the same. Its primary composition is proteins that feature a RNA or a DNA genome.