Fig. 3: Early Replication during the Lytic Life Cycle of a Lytic Bacteriophage

The bacteriophage genome replicates and bacteriophage components begin to be produced by way of the metabolic machinery of the host bacterium.


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Professor of Microbiology, The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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