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Viruses for VTPB 911
Question | Answer |
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How big is the Poxvirus and is it considered large or small? | ~250 nm and it is one of the largest viruses, able to be seen from light and electron microscope |
How big is the adenovirus and is it considered large or small? | ~90 nm and it is a medium size virus although it can only be seen with an electron microscope |
How big is the calcovirus and is it considered large or small? | ~30 nm and it is a small size virus and can only be seen with an electron microscope |
How big is the circovirus and is it considered large or small? | < or equal to 20 nm and is considered a very small virus that can only be seen with an electron microscope |
What are the capsid requirements for a virus? | strong, spontaneous assembly, made of repeating subunits, subunits symmetrical |