Biotic potential of viral population from growth

How different is growth according to biotic potential of a viral population from growth according to biotic potential of bacterial population?

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The growth curve according to biotic potential of virus and bacteria both present positive exponential pattern. The differentiation between them is that in each time period bacteria double their population while viral population multiplies dozens or hundreds of times. The viral population growth curve therefore has more strong growth. This occurs because bacteria reproduce by the binary division, each cell generating two daughter cells, while each virus replicates generating dozens or even hundreds of novel viruses.

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