Chapter 13 (EXAM 4) Flashcards
What is a virion ?
A complete virus that contains nucleic acids on the inside and a protein coat on the outside, capsid
What is a virus
an obligate intercellular parasite, non living structure ( dont have cell structures)
Requires a host cell for reproduction and in order to obtain the raw materials necessary to build a new virus
Nucleic acid is either DNA ORRR RNA not both
What does a complete virion contain
The core, genetic material and a capsid on the outside, protein coat
What is the capsid
A protein coat used for attachment and protection of nucleic acid from host cell enzymes
Some have an additional envelope on the outside made of phospholipid molecules obtained from exiting a host cell
What are the different shapes of the capsid
polyhedral=many faced, helical=cylindrical
Describe helical viruses
More cylinder shaped, important viruses: rabid, influenza(enveloped), ebola
Describe polyhedral viruses
Have many faces, 20 and 12 corners, important viruses: herpes(enveloped), Adeno, polio
What is a complex virus
Bacteriophage
HAs regions that are polyhedral and regions that are helical
Have extra materials that allow them to land on top of a bacterium and inject genetic materials rather then being taken into the cell
Virus vs Bacteria
VIRUS
Intracellular parasite No cell membrane, ribosomes No binary fission Does not generate ATP Does not work against antibiotics Has working interferons
Virus vs Bacteria
BACTERIA
Not an intracellular parasite, but Rickettsia Chlanydiae is an exception Has cell membrane and ribosomes Binary fission occurs & generates ATP Works against antibiotics Has no interferons working
What is a bacteriophage
A virus that infects bacteria
What is an intracellular ?
A virus that is inside of the host cells, aka ALL VIRUSES
What is a host range
The organism that the virus can affect and the range of tissue they affect
Only affect plants, animals or certain tissue
Describe the Lytic cycle
- Phage attaches to the host cell
- Penetration occurs; phage penetrates host cell and injects DNA. The capsid stays outside
- Biosynthesis; Makes cell host synthesize viral components. Core and capsid are made and need to be put together
- Maturation; Viral components are assembled
- Release; Host cell lyses and new irons are released
What does Lytic mean
To cause post cell death. in order for capsid to attach to bacterial cell wall there has to be a sugar protein interaction
When do viral genes occur
during biosynthesis. Involved in synthesis of core
When do late genes occur
during biosynthesis. contain recipe on how to make the capsid
What is the Eclipse period
Period between infection and virion completion
What is the burst time
The time it takes from attachment to being released from a cell, can be hours to minutes
What is the burst size
Number of phage particles/viruses being released when going out of a cell
Where does virus replication occur
In the cytosol, is messy because lots of the core and capsid is made but fewer complete viruses so there are lots of leftovers in the cytosol
Describe the Lysogenic cycle
Another means of viral multiplication, referred to as the temperate cycle
The host cell will recover, not be destroyed like in the lytic
1. Phage attaches to host cell and injects DNA
2.Phage DNA enters lysogenic phase
3.Genetic material can then be recombines with the host genome; prophage
4. The repressor proteins keep the virus and prophage quiet but certain chemicals and UV light will cause it to pop out making the virus active and enter lytic cycle
What are the 3 possible results after lysogenic (temperate) infections
- Immunity to reinfection by the same exact virus
- Phage conversion, host cell is changed bc of presence of viral genes
- Specialized transduction, host cell is changed bc of bacterial genes brought in by the virus from a previous infection
Describe transduction
When the first bacterium has been infected by the virus, recombination occurs and the prophage is now inside
Something causes genetic makeup to pop out but gal genes are brought out with it
host cell machinery is used to replicate and exit moving onto second bacteria where it will inject its genetic material
Both sets of genes recombine into the host genome and the prophage remains quiet
If the genes seem useful they will keep the genes, if they’re not the bacterium will discard extra genes