Infection of the archaeal cell Acidianus with the virus ATV at the suboptimal temperature of 75ᵒC leads to a productive lytic infection rather than lysogeny.

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This statement is true. The archaeal virus ATV is known to cause a lytic infection instead of lysogeny when infecting the host Acidianus at temperatures below the optimal growth temperature, which is around 85-90ᵒC.

Infection of the Archaeal Cell Acidianus with the Virus ATV