Microbiology: An Introduction

12th Edition

ISBN: 9780321929150

Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case

Publisher: PEARSON

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Describe the four morphological classes of viruses, then diagram and give an example of each.

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Microbiology: An Introduction

Ch. 13 - Why do we classify viruses as obligatory...Ch. 13 - List the four properties that define a virus, what...Ch. 13 - Describe the four morphological classes of...Ch. 13 - DRAW IT Label the principal events of attachment,...Ch. 13 - Compare biosynthesis of a + stranded RNA and a ...Ch. 13 - Prob. 6R Ch. 13 - Why is it difficult to determine the etiology of a...Ch. 13 - Prob. 8R Ch. 13 - Plant viruses can be cultured in (c) __________.Ch. 13 - NAME IT Identify the viral family that infects...

Ch. 13 - Prob. 1MCQ Ch. 13 - The molecule serving as mRNA can be incorporated...Ch. 13 - Prob. 3MCQ Ch. 13 - Prob. 4MCQ Ch. 13 - An example of lysogeny in animals could be a. slow...Ch. 13 - The ability of a virus to infect an organism is...Ch. 13 - Which of the following statements is false? a....Ch. 13 - Prob. 8MCQ Ch. 13 - Prob. 9MCQ Ch. 13 - Prob. 10MCQ Ch. 13 - Discuss the arguments for and against the...Ch. 13 - In some viruses, capsomeres function as enzymes as...Ch. 13 - Why was the discovery of simian AIDS and feline...Ch. 13 - Prophages and proviruses have been described as...Ch. 13 - Prob. 1CAE Ch. 13 - A newborn female developed extensive vesicular and...Ch. 13 - Prob. 3CAE

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