lecture 9 viral properties Flashcards
bacteriophage?```
infects bacterium
what is isochedron
symetric
20 faces
each face has dif types of proteins
nucleocapsid
contains the genome
infective part of the virus
virion
no envelope virus
naked
where does the envelope come fromq
host
what is the envelope made up of
phospholipids and lipids
influenza envoloped?
ya
norovirus enveloped?
na
what does translation of the genome always require
positive RNA
3 proteins viral genomes code for
progeny viral particles
enzymes for genome replication
interfere with host immune defenses
can viruses live extracellularly
na
how can a virus enter host cell
inject viral contense directly
be endocytosed and release from within
latent infection
DNA is encorporated into genome but not always symptoms
how can a virus cause cancer
oncogene