The 'eclipse phase' in the virus one-step growth curve can be defined or described as:

A. The extra-cellular phase of the virus- where it is metabolically inert
B. The period before the virus has attached to the host cell
C. A period where there are no infectious virus particles in the cells or in the culture.
D. The time it takes a virus to be transmitted from one host to another


Ans: C. A period where there are no infectious virus particles in the cells or in the culture.

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