Fig. 4: Prophage Formation
during the Lysogenic Life Cycle of a Temperate Bacteriophage
The bacteriophage inserts
its genome into the chromosome of the bacterium to become a prophage.
Illustration of Prophage Formation during the Lysogenic Life Cycle of a Temperate Bacteriophage. .jpg by Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology,
The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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Last updated: August, 2019
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