Does strep throat have lytic or lysogenic life cycle?

Answer 1

Strep throat is caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes, which does not have a lytic or lysogenic life cycle because these terms apply to viruses, specifically bacteriophages. Instead, S. pyogenes replicates through binary fission, a form of asexual reproduction typical of bacteria. While some strains of S. pyogenes can carry prophages that may influence virulence, the life cycle terminology used for viruses does not apply to the bacterium itself.