Brock Biology of Microorganisms (15th Edition)
15th Edition
ISBN: 9780134261928
Author: Michael T. Madigan, Kelly S. Bender, Daniel H. Buckley, W. Matthew Sattley, David A. Stahl
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 10, Problem 3AQ
Imagine that you are a researcher at a pharmaceutical company charged with developing new drugs against human RNA viral pathogens. Describe at least two types of drugs you might pursue, what class of virus they would affect, and why you feel that the drugs would not harm the patient.
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Chapter 10 Solutions
Brock Biology of Microorganisms (15th Edition)
Ch. 10.1 - Distinguish between a positive-strand RNA virus...Ch. 10.1 - Prob. 2MQCh. 10.1 - Prob. 3MQCh. 10.1 - Describe the classes of viruses based on their...Ch. 10.2 - Prob. 1MQCh. 10.2 - Prob. 2MQCh. 10.2 - Prob. 3MQCh. 10.2 - Prob. 1CRCh. 10.3 - Prob. 1MQCh. 10.3 - In the X174 genome, describe the difference...
Ch. 10.3 - Prob. 3MQCh. 10.3 - Describe how the genome of bacteriophage X174 is...Ch. 10.4 - In what major way does transcription of phage DNA...Ch. 10.4 - Prob. 2MQCh. 10.4 - Why can it be said that transcription of the...Ch. 10.5 - What type of genome is seen in most archaeal...Ch. 10.5 - Compared with other archaeal viruses, what are two...Ch. 10.5 - Prob. 1CRCh. 10.6 - Prob. 1MQCh. 10.6 - Prob. 2MQCh. 10.6 - Prob. 3MQCh. 10.6 - Prob. 1CRCh. 10.7 - Prob. 1MQCh. 10.7 - Prob. 2MQCh. 10.7 - Prob. 3MQCh. 10.7 - Prob. 1CRCh. 10.8 - Prob. 1MQCh. 10.8 - Prob. 2MQCh. 10.8 - How are protein synthesis and genomic replication...Ch. 10.8 - Prob. 1CRCh. 10.9 - Prob. 1MQCh. 10.9 - Prob. 2MQCh. 10.9 - Prob. 3MQCh. 10.9 - Rabies virus and poliovirus both have...Ch. 10.10 - Prob. 1MQCh. 10.10 - Prob. 2MQCh. 10.10 - Prob. 3MQCh. 10.10 - Prob. 1CRCh. 10.11 - Prob. 1MQCh. 10.11 - Prob. 2MQCh. 10.11 - How does the role of reverse transcriptase in the...Ch. 10.11 - Why do both hepadnaviruses and retroviruses...Ch. 10.12 - What type of bacteriophages are most common in the...Ch. 10.12 - Prob. 2MQCh. 10.12 - Prob. 3MQCh. 10.12 - Prob. 1CRCh. 10.13 - Prob. 1MQCh. 10.13 - Prob. 2MQCh. 10.13 - Prob. 3MQCh. 10.13 - Prob. 1CRCh. 10.14 - Prob. 1MQCh. 10.14 - Prob. 2MQCh. 10.14 - Prob. 3MQCh. 10.14 - How do bacterial viruses help prevent human...Ch. 10.15 - If viroids are circular molecules, why are they...Ch. 10.15 - Prob. 2MQCh. 10.15 - Prob. 1CRCh. 10.16 - Prob. 1MQCh. 10.16 - Prob. 2MQCh. 10.16 - Prob. 3MQCh. 10.16 - What are the similarities and differences between...Ch. 10 - Not all proteins are made from the RNA genome of...Ch. 10 - Replication of both strands of DNA in adenoviruses...Ch. 10 - Imagine that you are a researcher at a...Ch. 10 - Prob. 4AQ
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