Adenoviridae Flashcards
Describe the morphology of Family Adenoviridae
Non-enveloped
hexagonal outline
icosahedral symmetry
Describe the genome of Family Adenoviridae
Non-segmented linear DSDNA
Viruses of Family Adenoviridae replicate in the
nucleus
Intranuclear inclusion bodies often in _________ arrays,
are typical of viruses of Family Adenoviridae
para-crystalline arrays
T/F:
Viruses of Family Adenoviridae display hemadsorption
FALSE!
Viruses of Family Adenoviridae hemagglutinate RBCs
Viruses of Family Adenoviridae are _______ in the environment,
but are _____ to inactivate with disinfectants
Viruses of Family Adenoviridae are stable in the environment
but are easy! to inactivate with disinfectants
Most *Adenoviruses *have ________ host ranges
narrow host ranges
_____ and _____ proteins of the capsid of *Adenoviruses *are toxic to cells
Penton and Fiber proteins
are TOXIC
How do Adenoviruses cause immunosuppression in their hosts?
Adenoviruses encode proteins that suppress host immune and inflammatory responses
Adenovirus proteins E3/19K inhibit
E3/19K inhibit transport by class 1 major histocompatibility antigen
*Adenovirus *protein E3/14.7K inhibit ___________ which is supposed to induce apoptosis
TNF is inhibited by E3/14.7K
Adenoviruses inhibit host cell interferon
and modulates antiviral inflammatory response by inhibiting
the transcriptional activity of __________
nuclear factor kB (NF k B)
Adenoviruses have _____ periods of latency
LONG
Where do Adenoviruses remain latent in the host body?
Adenoviruses lay latent in
lymphoid tissue
Tonsils, Adenoids, & Peyer’s Patches
Adenoviruses like to TAP then lay latent in lymphoids
Adenoviruses become reactivated in ___________ animals
immunocompromised
Some Adenoviruses can be oncogenic.
Oncogenic Adenovirus proteins are
_____ & _____
E1A and E1B
*Adenovirus *oncogenic protein E1A inactivates ___ protein
E1A inactivates Rb protein in host
*Adenoviruses *oncogenic protein E1B inactivates host cell protein ____
E1B inactivates host cell protein p53
Mammalian Adenoviruses come from genus ________
Mastadenovirus
Genus *Mastadenovirus *mammalian Adenoviruses
have ____________ that projects from each vertex
a single penton fiber
Which genus of Adenovirus has bifurcated penton fibers?
Genus Aviadenovirus
bird adenoviruses
_______________
causes Infectious Canine Hepatitis
aka Rubarth’s Disease
Canine Adenovirus 1
Infectious Canine Hepatitis (CAV-1) should be differentiated from
Canine __________
Distemper
**Ferrets **are resistant to _____ but susceptible to ______
so if you wanted to distinguish the 2, the ferret developing mucopurulent ocular discharge was exposed to ________
Ferrets are resistant to **Infectious Canine Hepatitis **but susceptible to Canine Distemper
Ferrets with mucopurulent ocular discharge were exposed to Canine Distemper
*Infectious Canine Hepatitis (CAV-1) *
can infect dogs and _____
BEARS!!!
rawrrrr
*Infectious Canine Hepatitis (CAV-1) * is found in
_____ secretions
ALL