Clinical Virology Flashcards
(T/F) Viruses are obligate intracellular parasites
T
Give 4 characteristics of a virus.
Obligate intracellular parasite
Cannot multiply by binary fission
Can’t generate ATP
Lack ribosomal RNA
(T/F) Viruses multiply through binary fission
F
Viruses generate ATP
F
Viruses have ribosomal RNA
F
Enumerate the structural components of a virus
Virion (virus particle) Nuclei acid: DNA or RNA Nucleocapsid (Enveloped nucleocapsid/Naked nucleocapsid) Envelope Capsid (protein coat)
This is the structural component of a virus that is also known as the virus particle.
Virion
This is the structural component of a virus that is also known as the protein coat.
Capsid
The protein coat or capsid, is composed of _____.
Capsomer
This is also known as the protein subunit.
Capsomer
(T/F) the nucleic acid of a virus is composed of a DNA and an RNA
F
This is the structural component of a virus that functions as the outer membrane. It is a phospholipid bilayer that is composed of a glycoprotein and a matrix portion
Envelope
The phospholipid bilayer of the envelope is composed of _____ and _____.
Glycoprotein
Matrix portion
This is the part of the phospholipid bilayer in the envelope that spikes for attachment to host
Glycoprotein
This is the part of the phospholipid bilayer in the envelope that connects the envelope to the capsid
Matrix portion
_____ is a nucleocapsid with an envelope and _____ is a nucleocapsid without an envelope
Enveloped nucleocapsid
Naked nucleocapsid
What are the basis of taxonomy for viruses?
Type of genome
Strandedness of genome
Capsid morphology
Presence and absence of capsule
What are the steps in viral replication?
Adsorption Penetration Uncoating Eclipse stage Assembly/Maturation Release
This is the step in viral replication wherein attachment to host cell occurs.
Adsorption
What are the three methods of the penetration step of viral replication?
Direct injection - Naked virions
Fusion with cell membrane
Endocytosis - enveloped virus enters cell in a cytoplasmic vacuole
This is the step in viral replication wherein the capsid is loose exposing the genome
Uncoating
This is the step in viral replication wherein there is genome replication and expression
Eclipse stage