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What is the process called where the infected cell bursts open and releases the virus?

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Answer: The process where an infected cell bursts open and releases virus particles is called lysis.

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Cell bursting, also known as lysis, produces hundreds of new phages that can infect additional host cells nearby. The steps of the lytic cycle are as follows: Attachment: Proteins in the phage's "tail" attached to a particular receptor (in this example, a sugar transporter) on the bacterial cell's surface.

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