Chapter 4 Flashcards
Define Bacteriophage
Viruses that Infect bacteria
What is the unit used to measure the Bacteriophage?
Nanometer
What is the length range of the Bacteriophage?
24-200
What does the Bacteriophage consist of?
2 points
Head
Tail
What is the Bacteriophage’s head known as?
Capsid
What is the function of this head?
Protection
What does this head protects?
Nucleic acid
What is this nucleic acid?
DNA
Which nucleic acid is rarely found in the head?
RNA
Describe Bacteriophage’s Tail
Tube
Describe this tube
Hollow
Describe the occurrence of Bacteriophage’s Tail
Attached
What is the Bacteriophage’s Tail attached to?
Head
What does Bacteriophage’s Tail consist of?
3 points
Sheath
Base plate
Fibers
Describe this sheath
Contractile
Where is the contractile sheath in the tail?
Surrounds it
Where is the base plate and the fibers at ,in the tail?
Its end
Describe the occurrence of these fibers
Attached
What are the fibers attached to?
Base plate
What are the 3 steps of Bacteriophage when infecting host cells?
Adsorption
Attachment
Contraction/ Penetration
What is the adsorption mediated by?
Fibers
What is the function of these fibers?
Attachment
What do these fibers attach to?
Receptors
Describe these receptors
Specific
Where are these specific receptors found on?
Bacterial cell
What feature of the fibers is essential in a determination?
Type
What feature of a Bacteriophage does the type of fibers determine?
Specificity
What is this specificity for?
Host
What is the attachment of the Bacteriophage mediated by?
Base plate
Describe this attachment
Irreversible
What does the Bacteriophage attach to
Bacterium
What makes the contraction/penetration?
Sheath
What happens when the sheath contracts?
Injection
What is injected due to the contraction of the sheath?
Nucleic acid
What is this nucleic acid injected into?
Bacterial cell
Which 2 parts of the Bacteriophage are left empty outside?
Head
Tail
What are the 2 multiplication cycles of the Bacteriophage?
Lytic
Temperate
Describe the Bacteriophage in the lytic cycle
Virulent