Question

What are the 5 Steps of Viral Replication for Virulent Bacteriophage?

a) Attachment, penetration, transcription, translation, release
b) Adsorption, replication, assembly, maturation, lysis
c) Recognition, integration, transcription, reverse transcription, budding
d) Binding, fusion, reverse transcription, integration, budding

Answer 1

The five steps of viral replication for a virulent bacteriophage in the lytic cycle are attachment, penetration, biosynthesis, maturation, and release, resulting in the destruction of the host cell and the spread of new virions.

Step-by-step explanation:

The five steps of viral replication for a virulent bacteriophage, which exhibits only the lytic cycle, can be summarized as follows:

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This cycle can lead to the production of new virions that continue to infect other bacterial cells. In contrast, some viruses can enter a lysogenic cycle or a state of latency, where they integrate into the host genome and replicate along with the cell without causing immediate lysis.