2007-03-17 01:25:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
It is not symbiotic. For it to be symbiotic, the bacterium has to get something out of it. And that almost never happens. Viruses are more parasitic. The only possible exception is if there is the introduction of a plasmid. But for any virus to successfully use any cell (prokaryotic or eukaryotic), there will be lysis of the cell to disperse the new viruses.
2007-03-17 03:12:35 · answer #1 · answered by misoma5 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For a virus to 'live' it must kill the bacterium. The virus is parasitic
A symbiotic relationship is one in which both the organisms benefit from the relationship. In this case the virus is gaining and the bacterium is losing. Therefore it is not a symbiotic relationship. The relationship is parasitic ( the bacterium being a host)
2007-03-17 04:48:55 · answer #2 · answered by Sephora C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Viruses are not free living, but require a host that is a "complete" cell: bacterium, plant, animal.
There are many viruses that infect bacteria; phages are an example.
wiki "phage virus"
2007-03-17 03:12:45 · answer #3 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Variably, but Yes for Some, See Lysogeny.
2007-03-17 05:35:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-03-17 03:02:26 · answer #5 · answered by apurba s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋