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Microbiology
Microbiology Chapter 5: Viruses
Question | Answer |
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Viruses can infect | All organisms |
The suffix-virales is given to the following terms within the taxon | Order |
The correct hierarchial order for virus classification is | Order, family, subfamily, genus, species |
The Baltimore classification system places viruses into | Seven groups |
Viral capsomeres are composed of subunits called | Protomeres |
Which of the following consists of DNA viruses? | Parvoviridae |
A bacteriophage is a(n) | Complex virus |
A phage in a repressed stage referred to as a(n) | Prophage |
The correct sequence of stages in the multiplication of animal viruses is | Adsorption, penetration, uncoating, replication, aseembly, release |
A persistent infection that is not lytic but productive is called | Chronic infection |
Which of the following viruses belong to the family Herpesviridae | Epstein-Barr virus |
Transmission spongiform encephalopathies are caused by | Prions |
The most common viruses causing respiratory illness belong to | Adenoviridae |
Which of the following bunyaviruses are arthropod-borne | Phlebovirus, Nairovirus, and Uukuvirus |
A virus that infects bacteria is referred to as a | Bacteriophage |
Kaposi's sarcoma is caused by human herpesvirus number | Eight |
Picornaviridae are | RNA viruses |
A fully assembled virus is called a | Virion |
Capsids forming multifaced structures having triangular faces are called | Icosahedrons |
Group VI viruses according to the Baltimore classification system include the families | Metaviridae, Pseudoviridae, and Retroviridae |
The phase during which no infectious phage particles can be found in a host cell is the | Eclipse period |
The stage of viral multiplication during which the virus attaches to the host cell is called | Adsorption |
According to the Baltimore classification, Retroviridae belong to a group | VI viruses |