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Micro 4- Viruses Flashcards

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general characteristics of viruses

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  • obligatory intracellular parasites (require living host cells to multiply)
  • contain DNA or RNA
  • contain a protein coat
  • few or no enzymes for metabolism (no ribosomes, no ATP-generating mechanism)
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what is a host range

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most viruses infect specific types of cells in one host, determined by specific host attachment sites and cellular factors required for viral multiplication

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how do bacteriophages relate to host range

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receptor site is part of cell wall, fimbriae, or flagella

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viral size

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range from 20-1000nm in length

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what is a virion

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complete, fully developed, infectious viral particle

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viral structure:

nucleic acid

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DNA or RNA but never both (either ssDNA, dsDNA, ssRNA, or dsRNA)

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viral structure:

capsid

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protein coat

  • composed of capsomeres, protein sub units
  • protects the nucleic acid from nuclease enzymes in biological fluids
  • promotes virus’s attachment to susceptible host cell
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viral structure:

envelope

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lipid, protein, and carbohydrate coating on some viruses

  • covers capsid in some viruses
  • lipid, protein, and carbohydrate coating
  • it is part of the host cell’s plasma membrane in some animal viruses
  • may or may not be covered by spikes
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viral structure:

spikes

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projections from outer surface

  • carbohydrate-protein complexes that project from the surface of the envelope
  • allow viral attachment to host cells
  • means of identification
  • enable certain viruses to clump red blood cells, hemagglutination
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why are capsomeres important

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capsomeres are protein subunits, single or several types

-arrangement of capsomeres is characteristic of a particular type of virus

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list of general morphology (shapes)

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  • helical viruses
  • polyhedral viruses (many sided)
  • enveloped viruses (spherical, helical, or polyhedral)
  • complex viruses (complicated structures)
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influenza classification

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nucleic acid of influenza virus is in several separate segments

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examples of helical virus

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rabies and ebola viruses

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examples of polyhedral viruses

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adenovirus and poliovirus

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examples of enveloped viruses and helical

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influenza

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examples of enveloped viruses and polyhedral

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herpes virus

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examples of complex viruses

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bacteriophages and poxviruses

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genus name ends in

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-virus

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family name ends in

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-viridae

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order name ends in

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-ales

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viral species is

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a group of viruses sharing the same genetic information and ecological niche (host)

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explain bacteriophages are grown in bacteria

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bacteriophages form plaques, which are learnings on a lawn of bacteria on agar surface
-each plaque corresponds to a single virus, can be expressed as plaque-forming units (PFU)/ mL of virus plated

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virus growth in living animals (in embryonated eggs)

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  • virus injected into the egg

- viral growth is signaled by changes or death of the embryo

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virus growth in cell cultures

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  • tissues are treated with enzymes to separate cells
  • virally infected cells are detected via their deterioration, known as the cytopathic effect (CPE)
  • continuous cell lines are used
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list of tests for viral identification

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  • cytopathic effects
  • serological tests (i.e. Western Blotting)
  • nucleic acids (RFLPs, PCR)
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western blotting viral identifcation

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reaction of the virus with antibodies

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overview of 2 cycles of bacteriophages

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lytic cycle (phage causes lysis and death of host)
lysogenic cycle (phage DNA is incorporated in the host DNA( includes-phage conversion and specialized transduction)
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list 5 steps of lytic cycle

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  1. attachment
  2. penetration
  3. biosynthesis
  4. maturation
  5. release
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lytic cycle step 1:

attachment

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phage attaches by the fibers to the host cell

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lytic cycle step 2:

penetration

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phage lysozyme breaks down the cell wall and injects its DNA

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lytic cycle step 3:

biosynthesis

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production of phage DNA and proteins 
eclipse period (virus is synthesizing viral components)
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lytic cycle step 4:

maturation

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assembly of phage particles

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lytic cycle step 5:

release

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phage lysozyme breaks the cell wall and host cell membrane lyses

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lysogeny

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phage remains latent

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lysogenic cycle

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phage DNA incorporates into host cell DNA, attachment and penetration
-originally linear phage DNA forms a circle, recombination of phage DNA with host DNA, prophage

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results of lysogeny

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immunity of lysogenic cells to reinfection by same phage

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phage conversion

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the host cell exhibits new properties

examples: corynebacterium diphtheria, clostridium botulinum

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specialized transduction

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specific bacterial genes transferred to another bacterium via a phage

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animal viruses multiplication steps

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  • attachment-viruses attach to cell membrane
  • entry- by receptor mediated endocytosis or fusion
  • uncoating- by viral or host enzymes
  • biosynthesis- production of nucleic acid and proteins
  • maturation- nucleic acid and capsid proteins assemble
  • release- by budding (enveloped viruses) or rupture (non-enveloped viruses)
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location of biosynthesis steps in DNA viruses

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  • DNA viruses replicate their DNA in the nucleus of the host using viral enzymes
  • synthesize capsids in the cytoplasm using host cell enzymes
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list of 5 examples of DNA viruses

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  1. adenoviridae
  2. poxviridae
  3. herpesviridae
  4. papovaviridae
  5. hepadnaviridae
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DNA virus:

Adenoviridae

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  • dsDNA, non-enveloped

- common cold, acute respiratory infections, eye infections (viral conjunctivitis)

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DNA virus:

Poxviridae

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  • dsDNA, enveloped

- poxviruses: smallpox, cowpox, skin lesions

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DNA virus:

Herpesviridae

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  • dsDNA, enveloped
  • Simplexvirus
  • Varicellovirus
  • Lymphocryptovirus
  • cytomegalovirus
  • roseolovirus
  • rhadinovirus
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DNA virus:

Papovaviridae

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  • dsDNA, non-enveloped

- papillomavirus

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DNA virus:

Hepadnaviridae

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  • dsDNA, enveloped
  • hepatitis B virus
  • use reverse transcriptase to make DNA from RNA
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in RNA virus biosynthesis, virus multiplies in the

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host cell’s cytoplasm using RNA-dependent RNA polymerase

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ssRNA + strand

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sense strand

-viral RNA serves as mRNA for protein synthesis

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ssRNA - strand

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antisense strand

-viral RNA is transcribed to a + strand to serve as mRNA for protein synthesis

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list of 5 examples of RNA viruses

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  1. picornaviridae
  2. togaviridae
  3. retroviridae
  4. rhabdoviridae
  5. reoviridae
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RNA virus:

Picornaviridae

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  • ssRNA, + strand, non-enveloped

- enterovirus, poliovirus, and rhinovirus (common cold)

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RNA virus:

Togaviridae

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  • ssRNA, + strand, enveloped

- alphavirus, rubivirus

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RNA virus:

retroviridae

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  • ssRNA, enveloped
  • lentivirus, oncoviruses
  • use reverse transcriptase to produce DNA from the viral genome
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in retroviruses, viral DNA integrates into the host chromosome as a

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RNA viruses:

Rhaboviridae

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ssRNA, - sense, enveloped

-lyssavirus

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RNA viruses:

Reoviridae

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dsRNA, non-enveloped

-reovirus, rotavirus

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sarcoma

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cancer of connective tissue

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adenocarcinomas

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cancers of the glandular epithelial tissue

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oncogenes

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transform normal cells into cancerous cells

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oncogenic viruses

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become integrated into the host cell’s DNA and induce tumors

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a transformed cell (tumor cell) harbors a:

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tumor-specific transplant antigen (TSTA) on the surface or a T antigen in the nucleus

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DNA oncogenic viruses:

types of Herpesviridae

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  • epstein-barr virus

- Burkitt’s lymphoma

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DNA oncogenic viruses:

types of papovarviridae

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human papillomavirus (HPV)= cervical and anal cancer

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DNA oncogenic viruses:

types of hepadnaviridae

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hepatitis B virus (HBV), role in liver cancer

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RNA oncogenic viruses

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Retroviridae

  • human T cell leukemia viruses
  • HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 cause adult T cell leukemia and lymphoma

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