Agglutination Test In Microbiology – Flashcards

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Common Symptoms
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Rash, fever, muscle aches, respiratory involvement & swollen lymph nodes
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Oncovirus
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Linked to certain cancers
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Capsid
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Outer virus shell; all have. Constructed of repeating structures know as capsomeres (small protein clusters).
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Helical virus
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Rod-shaped capsomeres arranged into hollow discs. (Ex: tobacco mosaic virus)
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Polyhedral virus
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Capsomeres are arranged in equilateral triangles that fit together to form a spherical structure. (EX: coranavirus)
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Complex virus
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Have a polyhedral head, helical tail, & attachment fibers. (EX: bateriophage)
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Viral Envelope
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On majority of viruses. Surrounds capsid. Aid in attachment of virus to host cell.
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Nucleic Acid
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In ALL viruses. Can be DNA or RNA. Mutates body/host cells.
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Bacteriophage Model
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Adsorption, penetration, replication, assembly, release.
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Animal virus model
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Adsorption, Penetration, uncoating, replication & assembly, Release
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Adenoviridae
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Common cold
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Poxviridae
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Smallpox & cowpox
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Prion
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Protein w/ no nucleic acid. Results in brain function degeneration.
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Scapie
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Sheep
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Kuru
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Human (canibals)
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
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Humans
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Mad cow disease
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Cattle, 30 yr activation time
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Chronic wasting disease
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Deer, elk, moose
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Viroid
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Single-stranded, circular RNA molecule lacking a protein coat. Only infect plants
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