0
Bacteriophage is the name given to a virus that infects bacteria. The name is frequently abbreviated to 'phage'.
T4 phage is subject to a wide variety of experiments because it infects E. coli, and E. coli is one of the safer, more abundant and best understood bacteria to study.
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What happends when a bacteriophage infects a bacterial cell?
The phage injects it's genetic material into the bacteria this can either be RNA, DNA or both. This genetic material is then translated into viral proteins which are assembled into new viruses along with a brand new genetic package ready to infect a new bacteria.
What happens when a cell is full of a new virus?
it makes the virus hypotonic and it ruptures, making new viruses
Where does a virus reproduce?
a virus is able to replicate itself bu taking over the metabolic activities of the cell it infects essentially saying stop what you are suppose to do and make copies of me. so the virus actually doesn't replicate itself but rather the cell in which it infects does it for it. this occurs during the lytic phase of the virus. sometimes the virus "hides" by incorporating itself within the dna of the cell it infects(causing certain cancers) until it is releases itself and says make me. this dormant phase is called lysogenic.
What do you call a cell that has been infected with a virus?
It is called a host cell. The virus attaches to the cell and injects its DNA into the cell. The virus's DNA overruns the "instructions" that the cell has and "tells" the cell to make copies of the virus using the DNA. Then the cell makes so many copies of the virus, that it explodes. The new viruses then go on to attach to other cells.
What happens first when a phage infects a bacterial cell and is going to enter a lysogenic cycle?
it becomes a part of the bacterial DNA and it can be replicated into the daughter cells. this cycle doesn't harm the bacterial cell but it can change into the lysis cycle and kill the host cell
What is the cell that a virus infects?
Host Cell
What is bacteriphages?
Virus that infects a bacteria cell
Where does a virus replicate its DNA?
A virus replicates its DNA in a cell when it infects the host
When a virus infects a cell what does it produce?
more copies of itself
What happends when a bacteriophage infects a bacterial cell?
The phage injects it's genetic material into the bacteria this can either be RNA, DNA or both. This genetic material is then translated into viral proteins which are assembled into new viruses along with a brand new genetic package ready to infect a new bacteria.
Once a virus has entered a living cell what does it force the cell to do?
It turns the cells that infects into factories that produce more of the same virus.
What is the first event that occurs when a viruse a virus infects a host cell?
the virus attaches to the host cells membrane
How do cells get diseases?
When a virus breaks through a cell wall/ membrane and infects the cytoplasm.
What happens when a cell is full of a new virus?
it makes the virus hypotonic and it ruptures, making new viruses
Where does a virus reproduce?
a virus is able to replicate itself bu taking over the metabolic activities of the cell it infects essentially saying stop what you are suppose to do and make copies of me. so the virus actually doesn't replicate itself but rather the cell in which it infects does it for it. this occurs during the lytic phase of the virus. sometimes the virus "hides" by incorporating itself within the dna of the cell it infects(causing certain cancers) until it is releases itself and says make me. this dormant phase is called lysogenic.
How are the steps in the infection of an animal cell by a virus different from the infection of a bacterial cell by a virus?
They are related to hot dogs.
Can a virus infect any type of cell?
Yes.It infects fungi,plants,animals and bacterias
