Foundations in Microbiology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781259705212
Author: Kathleen Park Talaro, Barry Chess Instructor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 6.1, Problem 2CYP
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The additional facts that can be stated about viruses in comparison with cells.
Introduction:
Viruses are much smaller and simpler than prokaryotic cells and are responsible for some of the most virulent as well as common diseases on Earth. They cannot be seen by ordinary microscopes and are not considered to be alive until they enter a host cell.
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Foundations in Microbiology
Ch. 6.1 - Indicate how viruses were discovered and...Ch. 6.1 - Describe the unique characteristics of viruses.Ch. 6.1 - Discuss the origin and importance of viruses.Ch. 6.1 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 6.1 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 6.1 - Explain what it means to be an obligate...Ch. 6.1 - Prob. 4CYPCh. 6.2 - Prob. 4ELOCh. 6.2 - Distinguish among types of capsids and...Ch. 6.2 - Prob. 6ELO
Ch. 6.2 - Prob. 7ELOCh. 6.2 - Summarize the different viral groups based on...Ch. 6.3 - Prob. 9ELOCh. 6.3 - Indicate the characteristics used in identifying...Ch. 6.3 - Prob. 5CYPCh. 6.3 - Describe the general structure of viruses.Ch. 6.3 - Prob. 7CYPCh. 6.3 - Prob. 8CYPCh. 6.3 - Prob. 9CYPCh. 6.3 - Prob. 10CYPCh. 6.3 - How are the poxviruses different from other animal...Ch. 6.3 - Prob. 12CYPCh. 6.3 - How are generic and common names used?Ch. 6.4 - Describe the virus-host relationship.Ch. 6.4 - Prob. 12ELOCh. 6.4 - Prob. 13ELOCh. 6.4 - Prob. 14ELOCh. 6.4 - Explain two ways in which animal viruses are...Ch. 6.4 - Prob. 16ELOCh. 6.4 - Write a narrative that describes the stages in the...Ch. 6.4 - Prob. 15CYPCh. 6.4 - Summarise the two major ways in which animal...Ch. 6.4 - Prob. 17CYPCh. 6.4 - Describe several cytopathic effects of viruses....Ch. 6.4 - Explain what it means for a virus to become...Ch. 6.4 - Prob. 20CYPCh. 6.5 - Prob. 17ELOCh. 6.5 - Explain what is meant by lysogeny, prophage,...Ch. 6.5 - Prob. 19ELOCh. 6.5 - In simple terms, what does the viral nucleic acid...Ch. 6.5 - What processes are involved in bacteriophage...Ch. 6.5 - Prob. 23CYPCh. 6.5 - Compare and contrast the main phases in the lytic...Ch. 6.5 - why is penetration so different between the two...Ch. 6.6 - Prob. 20ELOCh. 6.6 - Compare the methods and uses of cell culture, bird...Ch. 6.7 - Prob. 22ELOCh. 6.7 - Prob. 23ELOCh. 6.7 - Describe the three main techniques for cultivating...Ch. 6.7 - Prob. 27CYPCh. 6.7 - What are cell lines and monolayers, and how are...Ch. 6.7 - Prob. 29CYPCh. 6.8 - Prob. 24ELOCh. 6.8 - Prob. 25ELOCh. 6.8 - Prob. 30CYPCh. 6.8 - Prob. 31CYPCh. 6.L1 - Prob. 1MCQCh. 6.L1 - Prob. 2MCQCh. 6.L1 - The capsid is composed of protein subunits called...Ch. 6.L1 - Prob. 4MCQCh. 6.L1 - Prob. 5MCQCh. 6.L1 - Prob. 6MCQCh. 6.L1 - A prophage is a/an ____ stage in the cycle of...Ch. 6.L1 - Prob. 8MCQCh. 6.L1 - Prob. 9MCQCh. 6.L1 - Prob. 10MCQCh. 6.L1 - Prob. 11MCQCh. 6.L1 - Prob. 12MCQCh. 6.L1 - Prob. 13MCQCh. 6.L1 - Prob. 14MCQCh. 6.L1 - Prob. 15MCQCh. 6.L1 - Prob. 1CSRCh. 6.L1 - Prob. 2CSRCh. 6.L1 - Prob. 3CSRCh. 6.L1 - a. What characteristics of viruses could be used...Ch. 6.L1 - Prob. 2WCCh. 6.L1 - a. Since viruses lack metabolic enzymes, how can...Ch. 6.L1 - Prob. 4WCCh. 6.L2 - Prob. 1CTCh. 6.L2 - Prob. 2CTCh. 6.L2 - Prob. 3CTCh. 6.L2 - a. Given that DNA viruses can be carried in the...Ch. 6.L2 - Prob. 5CTCh. 6.L2 - Is there such a thing as a “good virus�?...Ch. 6.L2 - Prob. 7CTCh. 6.L2 - Prob. 8CTCh. 6.L2 - Prob. 9CTCh. 6.L2 - Label the parts of viruses in figures...Ch. 6.L2 - How would you describe the kind of capsid found on...
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