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1
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What are viruses?

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nucleic acid with a protein shell and a lipid-containing membrane

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Where do viruses replicate

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only in living host cells

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What do other microorganisms have that VIRUSES DO NOT (3)

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  • cell membrane
  • cytosol
  • organelles
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What do you call viruses that infect and replicate in only bacterial cells

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bacteriophages

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How do viruses create more viral molecules, nucleic acid, and proteins?

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by infecting and using the metabolic machines of other bacteria

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What do you call a virus @ an extracellular state?

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virion (cant reproduce and is inactive)

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PARTS of a virion

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IF NAKED VIRUSES:

  1. Nucleocapsid
    - capsid (protein shell that aids in attachment to host and for protection)
    - nucleic acid core (houses the nucleic acid)
  2. Viral genome (nucleic acid)

IF ENVELOPED VIRUSES:
3. Envelope (phospholipid membrane)

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Where do enveloped viruses get their envelope

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from the host cell

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What happens upon a virion entering a host cell?

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Capsid and envelope disintegrates -> virus becomes active and exists solely as nucleic acid

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What are capsomeres? (definition + arrangement)

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  • protein/capsid sub-units
  • arranged in a highly repetitive manner around the nucleic acid
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11
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3 viral symmetries

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  1. Helical
  2. Icosahedral
  3. Complex
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HELICAL SYMMETRY

  • shape
  • additional part
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  • disc-shaped
  • central cavity
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ICOSAHEDRAL SYMMETRY

  • shape
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20 triangle faces + 12 vertices

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COMPLEX SYMMETRY

  • shape
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  • icosahedral head
  • helical tail (sheath)
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NUCLEIC ACID in VIRUSES

  • type
  • shape
  • # of strands
  • segmentation
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  • DNA or RNA
  • linear or circular
  • single / double stranded
  • segmented / non segmented
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16
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6 functions of PROTEINS in viruses

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  • protection against inactivation by nucleases
  • participate in attachment to host
  • facilitate transfer of viral NA from 1 host cell to another
  • initiation of virus replication
  • provide structural symmetry
  • determine antigenic property
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17
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Where can lipids be found in viruses

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In envelopes from the host cells

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18
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4 characteristics of carbohydrates

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  • present as glycoproteins in envelope
  • virus-coded
  • attach virus to host cell via receptors
  • also function as antigens
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3 WAYS to cultivate viruses

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  1. Embryonated Eggs
  2. Living Animals
  3. Cell Cultures
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a scientific process that involves cultivating eggs to isolate and identify viruses, and produce vaccines

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Embryonated eggs

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Main process of EMBRYONATED EGGS(1) and results (3)

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Inoculated/Inject with animal virus

VIRAL GROWTH:
- death of embryo
- cell damage of embryo
- formation of lesions

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2 processes in cultivating viruses in living animals

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  1. animal is observed for signs of disease
  2. killed so infected tissues can be examined for the virus
23
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3 phases in cultivating viruses in cell cultures

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  1. Tissue in test tube is treated w enzymes to separate the cells
  2. Cells are suspended in culture medium
  3. Normal cells - replicate in a monolayer
    Transformed cells - replicate in multiple layers (can grow indefinitely like cancer cells)
24
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3 ways to detect virus infected cells

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  1. Cytopathic effects
  2. Hemagglutination test
  3. Plaque Assay
25
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DIFF in # of nucleus in Cytophatic effects:

HEALTHY CELL VS INFECTED CELL

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Healthy: one nucleus / cell
Infected: numerous nuclei / cell

26
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3 possible reactions in the Hemagglutination test

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  1. Healthy RBC = no reaction
  2. Infected RBC = Hemagglutination
  3. Infected RBC w/ injected antibody = Hemagglutination inhibition
27
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hemagglutinin

  • type of protein
  • location
  • main function
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  • glycoprotein
  • surface of influenza viruses
  • helps the virus bind to and infect a host cell
28
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In Plaque Assay for Detection of Infected Cells, what do the agar plates look like?

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On agar plate, bacterial (host) culture is mixed with bacteriophages

After incubation, darker spots indicate successful infection of bacterial cells

29
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5 basis of classification of viruses

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  1. genome
  2. structure
  3. route of transmission
  4. immunological properties
  5. pathology/symptomatology
30
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4 possible routes of transmission of viruses

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  1. enteric
  2. respiratory
  3. zoonotic
  4. sexually-transmitted
31
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5 stages of Viral Replication Processes

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  1. Attachment and Penetration
  2. Synthesis of viral nucleic acid and protein
  3. Assembly and packaging of new virus
  4. Cell lysis and release of new virions
32
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Can viruses diffuse across biological membranes to infect a host cell? (like water molecules lang?)

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No, they infect host cells with MEMBRANE PROTEINS that facilitate their attachment

after successful attachment, they enter through endocytosis

33
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What is PHAGE VIRION ADSORPTION?

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other term for the bacteriophage attaching itself to he host cell

34
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3 ways of entry of ANIMAL VIRUSES

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  1. Direct penetration
  2. Membrane fusion
  3. Endocytosis
35
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TYPES OF ENTRY OF ANIMAL VIRUSES

Direct Penetration

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  1. Naked virus attaches to receptors on cell membrane of host cell
  2. Only the viral gene enters the host cell
36
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TYPES OF ENTRY OF ANIMAL VIRUSES

Membrane Fusion

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  1. The glycoproteins on the envelope of the virion attaches to the cell membrane receptors of the host cell
  2. As the virion enters the host cell, its envelope fuses with the cell membrane of the host cell
  3. Thereby allowing ONLY the capsid w/ the viral genome to enter
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TYPES OF ENTRY OF ANIMAL VIRUSES

Endocytosis

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  1. The glycoproteins on the envelope of the virion attaches to the cell membrane receptors of the host cell
  2. As the virion enters the host cell, the cell membrane of the host cell surrounds the entire virion (w/ envelope so double enveloped na sya)
  3. The cell membrane host envelope and the viral envelope breaks down intracellularly and releases the viral genome
38
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2 ways for viruses to be released from the host cell

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  1. Budding
  2. Host Cell Lysis/Death
39
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Process of release of enveloped viruses (BUDDING)

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  1. Viral spike proteins and Viral matric proteins are inserted on the outside and inside of the Host cell membrane respectively
  2. Virus is enclosed by the stated region
  3. Virus is released by budding
40
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DNA vs RNA replication process

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DNA/RNA
1. attachment and penetration

RNA
2. Protein synthesis
3. NA synthesis
4. Protein synthesis
5. Assembly
6. Release

*DNA didiretso sa #3 from #1

41
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3 examples of bacteriophages

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  1. Listeria bacteriophage
  2. T4 phage
  3. P1 bacteriophage
42
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2 main types of bacteriophages

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  1. Lytic/Virulent
  2. Temperate/Lysogenic
43
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TYPES OF BACTERIOPHAGES

kills host after infection (cell lysis)

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Lytic

44
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TYPES OF BACTERIOPHAGES

produces large # of virions

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Lytic

45
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TYPES OF BACTERIOPHAGES

replicates with the host genome

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Temperate

46
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TYPES OF BACTERIOPHAGES

viral DNA is transmitted genetically from one host to daughter cells w/o dying

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Temperate

47
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What cycle can still occur in temperate bacteriophages even though host cell will not lysis?

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Lytic cycle or Lysogenic Cycle

48
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LYTIC CYCLE process

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  1. Protein fiber on the phage tail attach to host cell membrane receptors
  2. Viral Genome gets injected to the host cell
  3. Phage DNA -> mRNA -> Phage proteins
  4. Phage DNA is replicated and #3 is repeated
  5. Large # of Phage DNA is assembled to form the mature phages
  6. Mature phage releases enzyme that breaks down cell wall of the host cell which causes it to lysis
49
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What enzyme is released by mature lytic bacteriophages that causes the host cell to lysis?

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Phage-induced lysozyme

50
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LYSOGENIC CYCLE process

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  1. Protein fiber on the phage tail attach to host cell membrane receptors
  2. Viral Genome gets injected to the host cell
  3. Viral Genome integrates to the host cell genome through RECOMBINATION
  4. Host cell genome w/ viral genome replicates
  5. Host cell itself replicates (2 cells with a mixture of host and viral genome)
  6. The 2 host cells may undergo lytic cycle or lysogenic cycle again
51
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LYSOGENIC PROCESS

What do you call the section of the viral genome that gets integrated to the host genome

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Prophage DNA

52
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LYSOGENIC PROCESS

What do you call the entirety of the host cell that houses a mixture of its original genome + section of viral genome

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Lysogenic bacterium/cell

53
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If a lysogenic host cell undergoes lytic cycle, what is the preliminary stage?

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Prophage is excised from the bacterial (host cell) chromosome

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