Microbio- viriology Flashcards
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What did Pasteur develop?
vaccine against rabies
What did Chamberland develop?
a filter to remove bacteria from water
What did Ivanoski discover?
there was filterable infectious agents
What did Beikerinck discover and what were Loeffler & Frosh the first to prove?
Beikerinck discovered that the agent multiplied only in cells
Loeffler & Frosch were the first to prove viral infections in animals
What was Stanley the first to see under a microscope?
the viral structure under EM with tobacco virus
what type of parasite are viruses and what are two characteristics of it?
obligate intracellular
inert outside host cells
hijack and utilize host cellular metabolism to make energy or proteins
what are 6 characteristics of viruses?
small and filterable (pore size 0.2 um) found in almost every ecosystem on earth non-living entities survive hours to days outside host cells shows reduced infectivity with increased time outside host cells don't have standard cellular organelles
define virology
the study of viruses and viral diseases
define virologist
someone who studies viruses
define veterinary virology
the study of viruses in non-human animals
what are 3 reasons why studying veterinary virology is important?
viruses cause high rates of mortality and morbidity in animals
viral diseases in animals cause financial losses to livestock and poultry industries and national and global economy
some viruses are zoonotic
what is the host range of viruses (5) and what is an important fact about host range?
vertebrates, invetrebrates
protists
bacteria, fungi
most viruses are host specific
define bacteriophages and what is an example of the use of bacteriophages?
viruses that infect bacteria
phage therapy to kill bacteria- treatment of wound and skin infections
define onolytic viruses, what can they be used for and what are 6 examples?
viruses that infect and kill cancer cells
oncolysis- stimulation of host anti-tumor immune response
adenovirus, reovirus, measles, vaccinia, Newcastle disease virus, Herpes
what are the 5 components of the virus structure?
nucleic acid capsid capsomere envelope envelope proteins
what is the viral genome made of?
RNA or DNA
what is the capsid and what are 3 characteristics?
protein shell that encases the viral genome most viruses have one capsid (reoviruses have double layered capsid) usually symmetrical (Helical, icosahedral, complex) functions: protection, antigenic sites, attachment
what is the capsomere?
basic subunit protein of the capsid
what is the nucelocapsid?
capsid + viral genome
what is the envelope and what are two functions?
lipid bilayer with embedded (glyco)proteins
facilitates virus entry into host cells
helps virus to adapt fast and evade host immune system
define virion
a coplete virus particle that consists of an RNA or DNA core with a protein coat, sometimes with an envelope
the extracellular infective form a virus
define virus
any aspect of the infectious agent and includes:
the infectious (virion) or inactivated virus particle
viral nucleic acid and protein the infected host cell
define viroid
infectious particle smaller than any known viruses
an agent of plant diseases
particle consists of an extremely small circular RNA molecule, lacks the protein coat
What are the ways to classify viruses? (4)
envelope: naked, enveloped
capsid symmetry: icosahedral, helical, complex
nucleic acid: DNA, RNA, both DNA & RNA
genomic architecture: linear, circular, segmented; ss, ds, ds with regions of ss; sense (+,-,+/-)