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CHAPTER 19BACTERIA AND
VIRUSES
19.2 Viruses I. What is a Virus?A. Viruses are particles of nucleic acid,
proteins, and in some cases lipids. 1. Viruses can reproduce only by
infecting living cells. 2. All viruses have one thing in
common: they enter living cells and once inside, use the machinery of the infected cell to produce more viruses.
19.2 Viruses
B. A typical virus is composed of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat.
1. The virus binds to a host and tricks the cell into allowing it inside.
19.2 Viruses 2. Once inside, the viral genes are
expressed and the cell is used to make more viruses.
3. Viruses are highly specific to the cells they infect.
C. capsid - a virus’s protein coat.
Viral Structure• Variety of shapes
*Helical-spiral *Rod- little sticks*Spherical- round*Polyhedral- multisided
Helical
Rod
Viral Structure
spherical
polyhedral
T4 BacteriophageTobacco Mosaic
Virus
Influenza Virus
Head
Tail sheath
DNA
Tail fiber
RNACapsid
Surfaceproteins Membrane
envelope
RNA
Capsidproteins
Figure 19-9 Virus Structures
• D. bacteriophages - viruses that infect bacteria.
19.2 Viruses
II. Viral Infection (two types)A. Lytic infection: a virus enters a cell,
makes copies of itself, and causes the cell to burst or lyse.
Figure 19-10 Lytic and Lysogenic Infections
19.2 Viruses
B. Lysogenic Infection: a virus integrates its DNA into the DNA of the host cell, and the viral genetic information replicates along with the host cell’s DNA.
19.2 Viruses
1. Lysogenic viruses do not lyse (kill) the cell right away.
2. Instead they may remain inactive for a period of time.
Figure 19-10 Lytic and Lysogenic Infections
• III. Retroviruses - contains RNA as their genetic information.
19.2 Viruses
A. Get their name because their genetic information is copied backwards. RNA DNA
B. Responsible for some types of cancers in humans and also AIDS.
19.2 Viruses
IV. Viruses and Living CellsA. Viruses are nonliving things.1. Viruses do not grow, metabolize, or
carry out homeostasis.
19.2 Viruses
2. Yet viruses, after infecting living cells, can reproduce, regulate gene expression, and evolve.
B. Because viruses are completely dependent upon living things, it is more likely that viruses evolved after living cells.
Figure 19-11 Viruses and Cells
19.3 Diseases Caused by Viruses
I. Bacteria and viruses are everywhere in nature but only a few cause diseases.
A. Pathogen = disease-causing agent.B. All viruses reproduce by infecting
cells and diseases result when infection causes harm to the host.
19.3 Diseases Caused by Viruses
.IV. Viral Disease in HumansA. Viruses produce disease by
disrupting the body’s normal equilibrium.
Oncogenic viruses
Retrovirus
Adenoviruses
Herpes viruses
Poxviruses
DNA
RNA
DNA
DNA
DNA
Cancer
Cancer, AIDS
Respiratory infections
Chickenpox
Smallpox
Type of Virus Nucleic Acid Disease
Common Diseases Caused by Viruses
19.3 Diseases Caused by Viruses
B. Viruses attack and destroy certain cells in the body causing symptoms of the disease.
C. Viral diseases cannot be treated with antibiotics.
D. The best way to protect against most viral diseases is by prevention, often by the use of vaccines before infection.