Lytic cycle Lysogenic cycle Phage DNA Bacteriophage Bacterial chromosome New phages Phage injects its DNA into cytoplasm. On rare occasions, a prophage may be excised from host can bind to bacterial cells. chromosome. 88 Phage DNA directs the synthesis of Phage DNA many new Cell lyses and releases integrates into host Prophage DNA is copied when cells divide. phages. Host DNA is digested the new phages. chromosome. into fragments. Prophage Fragment of bacterial chromosome FIGURE 18.4 The lytic and lysogenic reproductive cycles of certain bacteriophages. Some bacteriophages, known as virulent phages, can only follow a lytic cycle. Other phages, called temperate phages, can follow either a lysogenic or lytic cycle. 0

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Virus

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