Rhabdovirus Flashcards
Structure
Envelope
Peplomers spikes
Single stranded negative sense RNA
RNA dependent RNA polymerase
Peplomers spikes composed of
Viral glycoprotein
Inside the envelope
Ribonuceocaspid
Belong to the genus
Lyssavirus
Survives storage at
4 degree C weeks
-70 degree C years
Killed rapidly by
UV light
Heat
Lipid solvent
Trypsin detergents
Virus attaches to cells via
Glycoprotein spikes
Receptor
Nicotinic acethylcholine receptor
How many RNA species
5
Template for transcription is the genome RNA in the form of
Ribonucleoprotein RNP
Monocistronic mRNAs for five virions proteins
Nucleocapsid
Polymerase proteins
Matrix
Glycoproteins
Required replication
Viral N and P
Particles acquire an envelope by budding through the
Plasma membrane
Inner side of the envelope
Viral matrix
Outer side of the envelope that form spikes
Viral glycoprotein
Intermediate susceptibility include
Skunks
Raccoons
Bats
Recovery from infection is rare except
Certain bats
May transmit virus for months without showing any signs of disease
Vampire bats
Street virus long incubation period
21-60 days in dogs
Fixed or mutant virus multiplies rapidly, and the incubation period is shortened
4-6 days
Serotype
Single
Major factor in rabies virus neuroinvasiveness and pathology icily
G- glycoprotein
Substitution at amino acid _________ of the glycoprotein results in loss of virulence
Positon 333
Used in diagnostic immuno fluorescence for rabies
Antiserum prepared against the purified nucleocapsid
Virus multiplies at the
Site of inoculation