
Prescott's Microbiology
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Chapter 27.7, Problem 1RIA
Summary Introduction
Viruses are non-living particles. They are made up of lipid cores, protein, and contain either RNA or DNA. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) and it is a retrovirus (contains RNA) that belongs to the genus Lentivirus. HIV is an enveloped virus.
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Prescott's Microbiology
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Ch. 27.2 - How do the temperate phages Mu and P1 differ from...Ch. 27.2 - The CRISPR/Cas system has been a boon to...Ch. 27.2 - Why do cold sores recur throughout the lifetime of...Ch. 27.2 - In what part of the host cell does a herpesvirus...Ch. 27.2 - Many small DNA viruses rely on host enzymes for...Ch. 27.3 - Why is the X174 genome considered plus stranded?Ch. 27.3 - Prob. 2MICh. 27.3 - Why is it necessary for some ssDNA viruses to...Ch. 27.3 - From the point of view of the virus, compare the...Ch. 27.3 - How do parvoviruses trick the host DNA polymerase...Ch. 27.4 - The rotavirus genome encodes 12 proteins. Suggest...Ch. 27.4 - Describe the life cycle of 6 phage. What makes...Ch. 27.4 - Prob. 3RIACh. 27.4 - In what ways are the life cycles of 6 and...Ch. 27.5 - Where in the host does the plus-strand RNA genome...Ch. 27.5 - How do some plus-strand viruses use polyproteins...Ch. 27.5 - What is an IRES? Why is it important?Ch. 27.5 - Prob. 3RIACh. 27.6 - How does that use of a segmented genome by...Ch. 27.6 - Prob. 2RIACh. 27.7 - Prob. 1MICh. 27.7 - Prob. 1RIACh. 27.7 - Prob. 2RIACh. 27.7 - What role does alternative splicing play in the...Ch. 27.8 - Prob. 1RIACh. 27.8 - Trace the HBV multiplication cycle, paying...Ch. 27 - No temperate RNA phages have yet been discovered....Ch. 27 - The choice between lysogeny and lysis is...Ch. 27 - Prob. 3CHICh. 27 - You are studying RNA viruses and have discovered a...Ch. 27 - Prob. 5CHICh. 27 - Upon infection of host epithelial cells,...Ch. 27 - Associated with the envelope of herpesviruses are...
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