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40 Cards in this Set
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Intracellular form of a virus
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1. Obligate intracellular parasites
2. Most likely to cause disease in host |
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Extracellular form of a virus
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1. When outside of host in transit (virons)
2. The metabolically inert form (no replication or biosynthesis) |
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General properties of Viruses
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1. Genetic elements
2. Highly abundant in nature 3. Exist in two forms: infective intracellular form and transmission extracellular form |
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Genome
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1. Contains either DNA or RNA genomes
2. EIther single or double stranded 3. Linear or circular in shape 4. Genome typically used in viral classification |
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Bacterial hosts
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Bacteriophages
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Animal hosts
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Prions
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Plant hosts
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Viroids
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The protein shell that surrounds the nucleic acid of the virus is called the __________
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capsid
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Virus with no membrane coverage
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Naked virus
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Virus with a lipid bilayer membrane
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Enveloped virus
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General Features of Viral Replication
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1. Attachment
2. Penetration 3. Synthesis 4. Assembly and Packing 5. Release |
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Latent period
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Eclipse + Maturation
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Burst size
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number of virions released
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Baltimore
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developed classification scheme for viruses based on relationship of viral genome to its mRNA
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Baltimore Classification Scheme
Class 1 |
dsDNA viruses
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Baltimore Classification Scheme
Class 2 |
ssDNA viruses
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Baltimore Classification Scheme
Class 3 |
dsRNA
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Baltimore Classification Scheme
Class 4 & 5 |
ssRNA (+ or -)
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Baltimore Classification Scheme
Class 6 |
retroviruses (HIV)
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Baltimore Classification Scheme
Class 7 |
dsDNA viruses that replicate through an RNA intermediate
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The most studied and common type of bacteriophage
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ds DNA viruses
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RNA-containing bacteriophages
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1. ss MS2 virus (naked)
2. ds 6 virus (enveloped) |
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Characteristics of MS2 virus
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1. infects E. coli cells
2. positive strand RNA genome 3. icosahedral symmetry 4. naked |
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MS2 genome encodes only four proteins:
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1. Maturation protein
2. Coat protein 3. Lysis protein 4. RNA replicase |
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DNA-containing Bacteriophages
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1. ss DNA genome
2. ds DNA genome |
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ss DNA genome
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1. Icosahedral symmetry
2. Filamentous symmetry |
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ds DNA genome
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T2, T7, Mu, and Lambda viruses
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Mu (Mutator) Virus
Mutator Phage |
induces mutation in host genome
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Temperate bacteriophage pathways
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1. Lytic Pathway
2. Lysogenic Pathway |
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Lytic Pathway
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1. Conquer of host genetic materials
2. Release of mature viruses from host 3. More potent |
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Lysogenic Pathway
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1. Integration of viral DNA into host DNA
2. Production of lysogenized cell - harboring of viral genes by host possible without harm |
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Viruses of Domain Archaea
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1. All have unusual morphologies
2. All have dsDNA 3. All have small genomes 4. Resistant to conditions in extreme environments |
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Lytic infection
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the destruction of host cells
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Persistent infection (acute)
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live and actively produced viral cells in host
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Latent infection
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chronic symptomatology
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Tumorgenesis or Transformation
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tumor or cancer formation
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Retroviruses
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Contains an RNA genome that is replicated through a DNA intermediate
*First viruses shown to cause cancer!! |
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Replication of Retroviruses
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1. Entrance into host
2. Uncoating of envelope 3. Reverse transcription 4. Integration into host genome 5. Transcription 6. Assembly and encapsidation (production of nucleocapsids) 7. Budding (release of enveloped cells) |
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Viroids
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1. Small, circular ssRNAs
2. Causes many plant diseases |
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Prions
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1. Contains no nucleic acid
2. Causes various animal diseases |