Virus Generalities Flashcards
ALL DNA viruses are icosahedral EXCEPT
Poxvirus
Most RNA viruses have helical symmetry EXCEPT
Flaviviruses Caliciviruses Reoviruses Picornaviruses Togaviruses Hepevirus
All enveloped viruses acquire their envelope from plasma membrane EXCEPT
Herpes virus (nuclear membrane)
NAKED DNA VIRUS
Papillomavirus
Adenovirus
Parvovirus
Polyomavirus
NAKED RNA VIRUS
Calicivirus
Picornavirus
Reovirus
Hepevirus
All viruses are haploid except
Retrovirus
RNA viruses have segmented genome
BOAR
Bunyavirus (3 segments)
Orthomyxovirus (8 segments)
Arenavirus (2 segments)
Reovirus (10 segments)
Only viruses with double stranded RNA genome
Reoviridae
Negative Strand RNA viruses
Always Bring Polymerase Or Fail Replication
Arenavirus Bunyavirus Paramyxovirus Orthomyxovirus Filovirus Rhabdovirus
Most DNA viruses have both a negative and positive strand EXCEPT
Parvovirus (single stranded DNA genome)
All double stranded DNA have icosahedral symmetry EXCEPT
Poxvirus (DNA has complex structural proteins)
EXCHANGE of genes between 2 chromosomes by crossing over within base sequence homology
Recombination
SEGMENTED viruses exchange genetic material
Reassortment
Functional + NONfunctional = Functional
Complementation
NO GENE EXCHANGE
Simultaneous infection with 2 viruses
Phenotypic Mixing