Introduction to microbial replication
Microbial replication is a core JC1 topic in H2 BIO A levels. This topic examines the process in which bacteria and viruses replicate and how they are different from each other and eukaryotes. The viruses that will be covered in detail includes T4 bacteriophages, lambda phage, HIV and Influenza virus. The latter 2 viruses infecting human cells and will be crucial for multiple future topics.
Materials for microbial replication
- DNA or RNA human virus? (Video).
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Phrasing errors
- HIV virus.
- The viral genome enters.
- Bacteria cells divide by mitosis.
Exam tips
- Don’t confuse between the lysogenic stage of lambda phage with the latent stage of HIV.
