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Who discovered TMV? |
Dmitri Iwanowski |
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Average size range of viruses ? |
20-300 nn = 0.02-0.03 micrometer umlicing |
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Living characteristics of viruses |
Contain nucleic acids, mutate and reproduce (also over time) , and can respond to a stimulus(with a proper host cell) |
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Nonliving characteristics of viruses |
Contain DNA or RNA but never both! Have no metabolism, no growth no cell structure can be crystallized and still be infectious don't reproduce by division or on their own one step growth curve and do not always obey the central dogma |
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T4 bacteriophage |
Virus that attacks bacteria DS DNA VIRUS |
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Papilloma virus |
Causes warts Ds DNA VIRUS |
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Adeno viruses |
Severe colds DS DNA VIRUS |
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Herpes |
Permanent infection w/ re occurring outbreaks DS DNA VIRUS |
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Influenza |
Flu virus Ss rna virus |
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Rhino viruses cause? |
Minor common colds Ss rna virus |
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Mumps virus |
Affects the parotid salivary gland's SS RNA VIRUS |
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Human immunodeficiency virus HIV |
HIV is first then it evolves to AIDS Ss RNA VIRUS |
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Capsid |
Protein coat surrounding the nucleic acid core is composed of subunits capsomeres |
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Envelope |
Membrane outside the capsid of some viruses |
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Streptococcus pyogenes |
Scarlet fever toxins |
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Clostridium botulinium |
Botulism toxin |
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Corynebacterium diphtheriae |
Diphtheria toxin |
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Vibrio cholerae |
Cholera toxin |
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Escherichia coli |
Hemorrhagic diarrhea toxin |