Questions
1. Describe the steps of lytic infection typical to a DNA virus like herpes simplex virus.

The steps involved in herpes simplex virus lytic cycle are: attachment on the epithelial cells. Penetration of the herpes virus inside the cell. Uncontrolled replication of the virus takes place. The virion gets assembled and finally released by bursting the cell.

Explanation:

The lytic infection of the virus results in breaking of bacterial or any cell after its replication.The lytic infection is phage infecting bacteria and getting replicated and bursts the cell of bacteria.

There are 5 stages in which lytic infection takes place in any virus like herpes simplex virus:

Attachment on bacterial cell wall:

penetration of virus

biosynthesis

maturation

release of virions

During the infection the HSV genes are expressed in the epithelial cells and get replicated resulting in sores and irritations as in genitals.

the cycle is generally 18- 20 hours long.

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