Microbiology - Viruses - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Viruses - Section 1 (Q.No. 6)
6.
When a virus enters a cell but does not replicate immediately, the situation is called
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Mika said:
6 years ago
It replicates in the lytic phase. It remains dormant to replicate in lysogeny until it's subjected to any external phenomenon like UV radiation, that initiates the lytic cycle.
Emmanuel said:
7 years ago
Lysogeny, type of life cycle that takes place when a bacteriophage infects certain types of bacteria. In this process, the genome (the collection of genes in the nucleic acid core of a virus) of the bacteriophage stably integrates into the chromosome of the host bacterium and replicates in concert with it.
Musleh Uddin said:
8 years ago
It is an integration of the bacteriophage nucleic acid into the host 's genome.
Lazer said:
9 years ago
Can someone explain this concept of lysogeny in viruses?
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