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What virus reproduces in a bacterium?

Anonymous

∙ 12y ago

Updated: 12/8/2022

Bacteriophages (bacteria eaters) are produced by bacteria. Since viruses cannot reproduce on their own, they have to take over the DNA of bacteria to make more of themselves.

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∙ 12y ago

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A virus that reproduces in a bacterium is called?

phage

What is a virus that reproduces in a bacterium called?

A bacteriaphage (literally bacteria eater) is a virus that reproduces in a bacterium.

How does a virus reprouduce?

a virus reproduces by budding

A virus reproduces by?

Virus reproduces inside a living host by replication during lytic and lysogenic cycle .

Is a bacterium an organism?

Yes it is. It is a living thing. It grows, respires and reproduces.

What is the lifecycle of a virus?

first is reproduces. then......

How many bacteria do you have from a single bacterium after 24 hours if it reproduces every hour?

You will have 16,777,216 bacteria after 24 hours if it reproduces once.

Is Clostridium tetani a virus or bacterium?

Clostridium tetani is a bacterium.

How many more bacteria are formed when a bacterium reproduces?

10000 million bacteria

What bacterium causes AIDS?

AIDS is not caused by bacterium. It is caused by a virus called HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)

How does the size of a virus compare with the size of a bacterium?

A virus is much much much smaller then a bacterium. Virus called phage can infect bacteria.

Is HIV caused by bacterium?

No- its a virus.

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