Bacteriophages Flashcards

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Bacteriophages: Morphology

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  • High diversity
  • Groups A-G
  • NA:
    • dsDNA
    • ssDNA
    • dsRNA
    • ssRNA
  • Symmetry:
    • Binal
    • Icosahedral
    • Helical
    • Pleomorphic
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Bacteriophages: Biological properties

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  • Penetration - Special routes
  • Species specificity
  • Lysogen infection
  • Lysogen conversion
  • Transduction
  • Lytic effect on bacteria
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Bacteriophages: Examples

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  • Tbilissi (Tb) phage
  • T4 phage
  • β phage
  • λ phage
  • φX174 phage
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T4 phage

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E. coli

Large complicated phage

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β phage

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Corynebacterium diphtheriae conversion → Diptheria

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λ phage

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E. coli

Genetic model virus, marker

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φX174 phage

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E. coli

The smallest known virus

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