3. Viruses Flashcards
1
Q
What is a bacteriophage?
A
a virus that infects bacteria
2
Q
What type of DNA do bacteriophages have?
A
dsDNA
3
Q
What are the main structure components of a bacteriophage?
A
head, collar, tail, tail pins, endplate, tail fibers
4
Q
How do bacteriophages attach to the bacteria?
A
a highly specific way involving specific bacteria phages infecting specific species of bacteria
5
Q
How does the bacteriophage penetrate?
A
the capsid never enters the cell, but the tail tube forces the genome through the membrane into the cytoplasm
6
Q
What are the two bacteriophage replication cycles?
A
virulent and temperate
7
Q
What is the virulent mode?
A
