Viruses
Types of Microbes 1 VIRUSES. WHAT IS A VIRUS? A tiny, NON-LIVING particle that enters and then reproduces inside a living cell. No organisms or cells.
Ch 13 Viruses and Prions. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Education, Inc. Student Learning Outcomes Differentiate a virus from a bacterium. Explain the difference.
VIRUSES. Virus- a tiny, nonliving particle that enters and then reproduces inside a living cell Characteristics of viruses: Not cells Do not use energy.
Viruses Viruses are nucleic acids (DNA/RNA) wrapped in protein Typically the protein coat, or capsid, of an individual virus particle, or virion, is composed.
Viruses. What is a virus? You've probably had the flu-influenza-at.
Lecture 9 Viruses, Viroids, Prions. Viruses Parasites that are not cells or organisms Infect all forms of life:Bacteria, Archea, Eukarya Virus particle.
VIRUS STRUCTURE AND CLASSIFICATION
VIRUS STRUCTURE AND CLASSIFICATION Claude MUVUNYI M.D., Ph.D.