A programme for the construction of a lambda phage.
Infection of a sensitive host by the lambdoid coliphages can cause death of the bacterial cell by lysis or can lead to a lysogenic cell, with the viral DNA stably integrated into the host chromosome. These alternative responses both require the coordination of several host and phage functions, and lambda infection follows a well controlled developmental plan. The lytic and lysogenic pathways of lambdoid infection are reviewed, with emphasis on the variety of control mechanisms involved in the commitment to a particular pathway.
D001433:Bacteriolysis; D010582:Bacteriophage lambda / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D005838:Genotype; D008242:Lysogeny; D008957:Models, Genetic; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014775:Virus Activation