6.3: Bacteriophages Flashcards
What is the type of virus that infects bacteria?
bacteriophage (or phage)
True or False: Bacteriophages have a very common structure.
False. Bacteriophages have a very unique structure.
Bacteriophages possess an ___1___ capsid head group, containing the viral genome, and a ___2___ tail.
- icosahedral (20-sided polygon)
- helical
Attached to the Bacteriophages tail are ______—fibrous extensions or legs that aid in binding host cells.
tail fibers
What are the tail fibers of a Bacteriophage and what do they do?
They are fibrous extensions or legs that aid in binding host cells.
True or False: The particular structural arrangement of Bacteriophages have not been observed among viruses that infect either animals or plants.
True.
The phage virus does not ___1___ its capsid into the host cell. Instead, once the tail fibers have ___2___, the ___3___ penetrates the host cell wall and the viral genome is effectively injected through the hollow ___3___ and into the cytoplasm
- pass
- mediated binding
- helical tail
How does a Bacteriophage pass on its viral genome to the host cell?
Once the tail fibers have mediated binding, the helical tail penetrates the host cell wall and the viral genome is effectively injected through the hollow helical tail and into the cytoplasm
As viruses can only replicate within a host cell, researchers must ______ a virus with appropriate live cells.
co-culture
Relative to bacteriophages, there are two forms of replication:
lytic and lysogenic
How does a Lytic Bacteriophage replicate?
Lytic bacteriophages replicate within the host bacteria until it lyses, or ruptures, effectively destroying the host bacterial cell
The quantitative amount of virus present in the culture is referred to as the ______.
viral titer(viral Load)
Knowing the viral titer is what allows researchers to do what?
Carefully and effectively plan infectious experiments.
What happens when their is to much virus in the Viral Titer?
Too much virus will cause it to immediately overwhelm and kill the host cells.
What happens when their is to little virus in the Viral Titer?
Too little virus will take too long to generate detectable levels of newly produced virus.
What is a Lysogenic(or Template) Bacteriophage?
Lysogenic (or temperate) bacteriophages can exist in a non-replicative state such that its viral genome is integrated into the host genome.
Upon integration into the host genome, the phage is referred to as a ______.
prophage
As the host cell replicates its DNA, it also replicates the ______.
viral DNA
What is being presented in the picture?
Bacteriophage. (A) The structural elements of a bacteriophage are shown. An icosahedral head group is separated from the tail region by the collar, while the base plate (fixed at the end of the tail) and tail fibers are located at the conclusion of the helical sheath. (B) Viral DNA is injected into the host cell.
What is being presented in the picture?
Lytic and Lysogenic. The lytic life cycle begins with viral entry, and upon successful replication causes severe strain on the host cell to the point of rupture. However, if the viral genome is integrated into the host genome without actively replicating (dormancy) it is considered temperate. However, certain external stresses may cause reactivation of the viral, and the lysogenic cycle then becomes lytic.
Bacteriophage. (A) The structural elements of a bacteriophage are shown. An icosahedral head group is separated from the tail region by the collar, while the base plate (fixed at the end of the tail) and tail fibers are located at the conclusion of the helical sheath. (B) Viral DNA is injected into the host cell.
Lytic and Lysogenic. The lytic life cycle begins with viral entry, and upon successful replication causes severe strain on the host cell to the point of rupture. However, if the viral genome is integrated into the host genome without actively replicating (dormancy) it is considered temperate. However, certain external stresses may cause reactivation of the viral, and the lysogenic cycle then becomes lytic.
