When a Virus Infects a Bacterial Cell, Often New Viruses

question 67

Multiple Choice

When a virus infects a bacterial cell, often new viruses are assembled and released when the host bacterial cell is lysed. If these new viruses go on to infect new bacterial cells, the new host cells may not be lysed. What is the most plausible explanation for this?

• A) The bacterial cell must be resistant to infection by the virus.
• B) The virus carries genes that confer resistance to the host bacterial cell.
• C) The host bacterium couples the viral infection with transformation.
• D) The virus has entered the genome of the bacterial cell and is in the lysogenic stage.