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Viruses: Morphology and Bacteriophage Life Cycle

Viruses: Morphology and Bacteriophage Life Cycle. What is a Virus and How is it Built? Obligate intracellular parasites Morphology of a Virion Size (1/1000 to 1/4 size of bacterium) Composition RNA vs DNA Capsid, envelope, spikes Shapes helical, polyhedral (isometric) , complex

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Viruses: Morphology and Bacteriophage Life Cycle

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  1. Viruses: Morphology and Bacteriophage Life Cycle • What is a Virus and How is it Built? • Obligate intracellular parasites • Morphology of a Virion • Size (1/1000 to 1/4 size of bacterium) • Composition • RNA vs DNA • Capsid, envelope, spikes • Shapes • helical, polyhedral (isometric) , complex • Host ranges and grouping of viruses • Bacterial, plant, animal viruses • Propagation and study of viruses • Bacteriophage plaques on a lawn • Animal virus propagation • Identifying viruses • Bacterial Virus Life Cycles (DNA viruses) • Lytic Cycle (e.g. T4 bacteriophage) • Attachment • Penetration/Entry • Biosynthesis • Assembly • Lysis/Release • Lysogenic Life Cycle • Viruses cannot reproduce outside of a cell. They are extremely small and come in three different shapes. They are very specific for • their hosts. In the lytic cycle of bacteriophages, they enter, reproduce, and leave. Figure 13.1

  2. Viruses Figure 13.1

  3. Helical Viruses Figure 13.4a, b

  4. Polyhedral (Isometric) Viruses Figure 13.2a, b

  5. Some Viruses Have a Phospholipid Envelope Membrane proteins form “spikes” that stick out from membrane

  6. Complex Viruses Figure 13.5a

  7. Viral Taxonomy • “Family” names end in -viridae • “Genus” names end in -virus • Viral species: A group of viruses sharing the same genetic information and ecological niche (host). Common names are used for species • Subspecies are designated by a number • Herpesviridae • Herpesvirus • Human herpes virus 1, HHV 2, HHV 3 • Retroviridae • Lentivirus • Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1, HIV 2

  8. Viruses: Morphology and Bacteriophage Life Cycle • What is a Virus and How is it Built? • Obligate intracellular parasites • Morphology of a Virion • Size (1/1000 to 1/4 size of bacterium) • Composition • RNA vs DNA • Capsid, envelope, spikes • Shapes • helical, polyhedral, complex • Host ranges and grouping of viruses • Bacterial, plant, animal viruses • Propagation and study of viruses • Bacteriophage plaques on a lawn • Animal virus propagation • Identifying viruses • Bacterial Virus Life Cycles (DNA viruses) • Lytic Cycle (e.g. T4 bacteriophage) • Attachment • Penetration/Entry • Biosynthesis • Assembly • Lysis/Release • Viruses cannot reproduce outside of a cell. They are extremely small and come in three different shapes. They are very specific for • their hosts. In the lytic cycle of bacteriophages, they enter, reproduce, and leave. Figure 13.1

  9. Growing Viruses • Viruses must be grown in living cells. • Bacteriophages form plaques on a lawn of bacteria. • Animal viruses may be grown in living animals, or in embryonated eggs, or in tissue culture Figure 13.6

  10. Growing Viruses • Animal and plants viruses may be grown in cell culture. • Continuous cell lines may be maintained indefinitely. Figure 13.8

  11. Virus Identification • Cytopathic effects • Serological tests • Detect antibodies against viruses in a patient • Use antibodies to identify viruses in neutralization tests, viral hemagglutination, and Western blot • Nucleic acids • RFLPs (DNA fingerprint) • PCR (selectively amplifying and detecting key sequences)

  12. Viruses: Morphology and Bacteriophage Life Cycle • What is a Virus and How is it Built? • Obligate intracellular parasites • Morphology of a Virion • Size (1/1000 to 1/4 size of bacterium) • Composition • RNA vs DNA • Capsid, envelope, spikes • Shapes • helical, polyhedral, complex • Host ranges and grouping of viruses • Bacterial, plant, animal viruses • Propagation and study of viruses • Bacteriophage plaques on a lawn • Animal virus propagation • Identifying viruses • Bacterial Virus Life Cycles (DNA viruses) • Lytic Cycle (e.g. T4 bacteriophage) • Attachment • Penetration/Entry • Biosynthesis • Assembly • Lysis/Release • Viruses cannot reproduce outside of a cell. They are extremely small and come in three different shapes. They are very specific for • their hosts. In the lytic cycle of bacteriophages, they enter, reproduce, and leave. Figure 13.1

  13. Lytic Lifecycle of a Bacteriophage I Bacterial cell wall Bacterial chromosome Capsid DNA Capsid Sheath Tail fiber Tail 1 Attachment:Phage attaches to host cell. Base plate Pin Cell wall Plasma membrane 2 Penetration:Phage pnetrates host cell and injects its DNA. Sheath contracted Tail core 3 Biosynthesis: Transcription/ Translation and Viral chromosome replication Figure 13.10.1

  14. Lytic Lifecycle of a Bacteriophage II Tail DNA 4 Maturation/Assembly:Viral components are assembled into virions. Capsid 5 Release:Host cell lyses and new virions are released. Tail fibers Figure 13.10.2

  15. Lytic Life Cycle Overall

  16. The Lytic and Lysogenic Cycles Figure 13.12

  17. Viruses: Morphology and Bacteriophage Life Cycle • What is a Virus and How is it Built? • Obligate intracellular parasites • Morphology of a Virion • Size (1/1000 to 1/4 size of bacterium) • Composition • RNA vs DNA • Capsid, envelope, spikes • Shapes • helical, polyhedral, complex • Host ranges and grouping of viruses • Bacterial, plant, animal viruses • Propagation and study of viruses • Bacteriophage plaques on a lawn • Animal virus propagation • Identifying viruses • Bacterial Virus Life Cycles (DNA viruses) • Lytic Cycle (e.g. T4 bacteriophage) • Attachment • Penetration/Entry • Biosynthesis • Assembly • Lysis/Release • Lysogenic Life Cycle • Viruses cannot reproduce outside of a cell. They are extremely small and come in three different shapes. They are very specific for • their hosts. In the lytic cycle of bacteriophages, they enter, reproduce, and leave. Figure 13.1

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