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Compare a viral lytic cycle and a viral lysogenic cycle.
On Jun 06, 2024
In a lytic infection, the virus destroys the host cell. The virus takes over the host cell's metabolism and forces the host cell to replicate viral particles. Lytic infections result in cell lysis and death.
In lysogenic infections, temperate viruses integrate into the host DNA. The integrated virus is called a provirus. When the bacterial DNA replicates, the provirus DNA replicates with the host cell genome. Temperate viruses revert to lytic cycles under stress conditions.