Lytic Cycle

Viral multiplication can occur in two ways: Lytic cycle or Lysogenic cycle. In the lytic cycle, the virus-infected cell supplies its machinery for viral infection and dies after invasion. This process consists of five phases: absorption, penetration, synthesis, assembly and release. The proteins and nucleic acids necessary for the production of a new virus are synthesized by the machinery of the infected cell. By releasing these new viruses, they begin to infect neighboring cells, continuing the cycle. Bacteriophages are examples of viruses that use the lytic cycle as a multiplication mechanism.