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Micro Chapter 13
Term | Definition |
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Viruses are _______ ______ ______ | Obligate Intracellular parasites |
Distinguishing Characteristics of Viruses | -DNA or RNA -Protein Coat and Nucleic Acid -Multiply inside host cell using host mechanisms |
Host Range | Range of host it can infect |
Broad Host Range | Rabies |
Small Host Range | HIV |
Host Range Depends On: | -Presence of specific receptors on host cell membrane (Lock and key) -Host must provide what the virus needs |
Virus Structure | -Nucleic Acid -Protein Coat/Capsid -Envelope -Spikes |
Viral Multiplication | -Bacteriophages -Most Widely Studied -T phage |
Lytic Cycle | 1. Attachment 2. Penetration 3. Biosynthesis 4. Maturation/Assembly 5. Release/Lysis |
Lysogenic Cycle | 1. Temperate phages 2. Lytic or Lysogenic |
Family name always ends in | -viridae |
Genus name always ends in | -virus |
What are viruses classified by? | Nucleic Acid |
Ag+Ab= | Immune Complex |