Important features of bacteriophage
Answers
Answered by
1
Even bacteria can get a virus! The viruses that infect bacteria are called bacteriophages, and certain bacteriophages have been studied in detail in the lab (making them some of the viruses we understand best).
In this articles, we'll take a look at two different cycles that bacteriophages may use to infect their bacterial hosts:
The lytic cycle: The phage infects a bacterium, hijacks the bacterium to make lots of phages, and then kills the cell by making it explode (lyse).
The lysogenic cycle: The phage infects a bacterium and inserts its DNA into the bacterial chromosome, allowing the phage DNA (now called a prophage) to be copied and passed on along with the cell's own DNA
In this articles, we'll take a look at two different cycles that bacteriophages may use to infect their bacterial hosts:
The lytic cycle: The phage infects a bacterium, hijacks the bacterium to make lots of phages, and then kills the cell by making it explode (lyse).
The lysogenic cycle: The phage infects a bacterium and inserts its DNA into the bacterial chromosome, allowing the phage DNA (now called a prophage) to be copied and passed on along with the cell's own DNA
Answered by
4
1. viruses that infect bacteria is bacteriophage
2. they are usually double stranded DNA viruses.
2. they are usually double stranded DNA viruses.
Similar questions