Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134605180
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case, Derek Weber, Warner Bair
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 13, Problem 4R
Summary Introduction
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The principal events of attachment, biosynthesis, entry, and maturation of the positive-stranded virus.
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The mRNA of a positive-stranded virus gets translated when the virus enters the host cell. The purpose of translation is to produce proteins that help in the transcription and replication of the genome. In this process, the ribosomes of the host cell help in the translation of mRNA to form viral proteins.
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Chapter 13 Solutions
Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
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 - Prob. 4RCh. 13 - Compare biosynthesis of a + stranded RNA and a ...Ch. 13 - Prob. 6RCh. 13 - Why is it difficult to determine the etiology of a...Ch. 13 - Prob. 8RCh. 13 - Plant viruses can be cultured in (c) __________.Ch. 13 - NAME IT Identify the viral family that infects...
Ch. 13 - Prob. 1MCQCh. 13 - The molecule serving as mRNA can be incorporated...Ch. 13 - Prob. 3MCQCh. 13 - Prob. 4MCQCh. 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. 8MCQCh. 13 - Prob. 9MCQCh. 13 - Prob. 10MCQCh. 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. 1CAECh. 13 - A newborn female developed extensive vesicular and...Ch. 13 - Prob. 3CAE
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