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bacteriophage
found everywhere in all natural populations of bacteria
bacteriophage structure
head (capsid)
tail
tail fibers or spikes
base plate
small DNA genomes
< 10 kb
mostly ssDNA
large DNA genomes
medium to large DNA genome (30-200 kb)
bacteriophage lytic cycle
attach to surface of bacterial cell
inject DNA
gene expression
replicate genome
transcribe & translate genes
assemble phage genomes
encode lysis proteins
lyse bacterial cell
release progeny phages
bacteriophage lysogenic cycle
cells metabolically sluggish (not much nutrients)
bacteriophage attaches to surface of bacterial cell
establishes itself as prophage
hides as prophage until cell conditions get better
re-enters lytic cycle