Bacteriophages Flashcards
1
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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
2
Q
Bacteriophages: Biological properties
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- Penetration - Special routes
- Species specificity
- Lysogen infection
- Lysogen conversion
- Transduction
- Lytic effect on bacteria
3
Q
Bacteriophages: Examples
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- Tbilissi (Tb) phage
- T4 phage
- β phage
- λ phage
- φX174 phage
4
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T4 phage
A
E. coli
Large complicated phage
5
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β phage
A
Corynebacterium diphtheriae conversion → Diptheria
6
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λ phage
A
E. coli
Genetic model virus, marker
7
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φX174 phage
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E. coli
The smallest known virus