Polyomaviridae Flashcards
1
Q
polyoma meaning
A
poly-many
oma-tumour
2
Q
morphology
A
circular dsDNA
icosahedral capsid
no envelope
3
Q
Does it have an envelope?
A
NO
4
Q
resistance
A
strong 56°C 30 min pH 3 lipid solvents
5
Q
Bio properties
A
Baltimore I. – cellular transcriptase
oncogenic – SV40 model virus
6
Q
Genus
A
Polyomavirus
7
Q
….borne?
A
airborne
8
Q
latency
A
integrates into genome-provirus
9
Q
causes
A
persistent infection of the kidney-viruria
10
Q
into cell cultures
A
microtumors
haemmaglutination
11
Q
diagnosis
A
IF, EM, HAI
NA-hybridization, PCR
12
Q
polyoma genus
A
Murine polyomavirus Simian polyomavirus SV40 Bovine polyomavirus Goose polyomavirus Budgerigar fledgling disease virus BK virus JC virus
13
Q
Murine polyoma (A sp.)
A
lab mice
14
Q
Simian Polyoma (A sp.)
A
monkey-tumours, rondents
15
Q
Goose Polyoma (dis)
A
nephritis
