Viral morphology - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NMU CLS-M: Mycology, Virology, and Parasitology Practicum Exam Already Passed A germ tube-negative yeast is isolated in the laboratory. The isolate is found to be negative for urease and unable to assimilate dextrose, maltose, or sucrose. CMT agar morphology showed blastoconidia only. The organism is most likely: Select one: a. Candida albicans b. Candia parapsilosis c. Torulopsis glabrata d. Geotrichum candidum Torulopsis glabrata One of the most critical diagnostic criteria in...

AHN 577 Infectious Disease Part 1 Study Guide What is SAAR? - Ans:-Standard Antimicrobial Administration Ratio Measures observed antibiotic use compared to predicted use Colonization - Ans:-Presence of microorganisms without tissue invasion/damage Gram stain - Ans:-Differentiation of bacteria based on cell wall characteristics Staphylococcus - gram stain and morphology - Ans:-gram positive cocci Streptococcus - gram stain and morphology - Ans:-gram positive cocci Enterococcus - gram stain...

BIO 390 Exam 2 Questions With 100% Correct Answers Virus - answerLatin for poison (Pasteur) Not living Not cellular Obligate intracellular parasite - answerPerform no metabolism Can not freely reproduce No protein synthesis Carry no or few enzymes Naked virus (non-enveloped virus) anatomy: - answerGenetic material (DNA or RNA) Capsid-protein coating (composed of capsomere proteins) Enveloped virus anatomy: - answerGenetic material (DNA or RNA) Capsid Envelope - phospholipid bilayer ...

Viruses have typical cellular structure like other living organisms. correct answers FALSE Viruses in the extracellular state possess few, if any, active enzymes. correct answers TRUE Which is not true of viruses? correct answers They infect animal and plant cells only. Which of the following is true of viruses in the extracellular phase? correct answers They behave as a macromolecular complex and are no more alive than are ribosomes. A complete virus particle is called a correct ans...

which is the most accurate statement? Ans: anatomy has always been known to reveal the relationship between body parts it is important to study the discipline of anatomy because it _________. Ans: all of the answers are correct anatomical information statement Ans: Anatomic information is all historical OR It describes body parts and considers probable function the branch of science that studies groups of cells and how they work together is called__________ Ans: anatomy the study o...

Virology Exam #1 Properties of a virus - correct answer - Filterable agents (not retained in a filter like bacteria are) - Obligate intracellular parasites - Cannot make energy or proteins independent of a host cell (no generation of metabolic energy) - Viral components are assembled and do not replicate by "division" - Must encode any required process not provided by the host cell - Genomes may be RNA or DNA but not both - Have a naked capsid or envelope morphology Theories on how v...

Overview of the Blood - •Blood •5000ml •Plasma •3000ml Hematocrit defined - - % of RBCs [higher value = higher viscosity = thicker blood) - Example: Polycythemia may have Hct of 60-70% Types of Blood Cells - Erythrocytes [RBCs) - - Transport O2 - Small disc shape - Lifespan = 120 days - Carry Hgb [ferrous oxide, also an acid/base buffer) - Made in the bone marrow - Iliac crest for sample in leukemia [after age 20 in the vertebrae, sternum, ribs, iliac) - Hgb Levels: 14-16g/...

Chapter 13 (Microbiology) Questions And Answers. 1) How do all viruses differ from bacteria? A) Viruses are filterable. B) Viruses are obligate intracellular parasites. C) Viruses do not have any nucleic acid. D) Viruses are not composed of cells. E) Viruses do not reproduce. - CORRECT ANSWER D 2) Which of the following statements provides the most significant support for the idea that viruses are nonliving chemicals? A) They are not composed of cells. B) They are filterable. C) ...

Clinical VirologyCharacteristics of Viruses - correct answer Structure: Capsid, nucleo-capsid, virion and envelope Taxonomy: Classified in orders, families, genera, and species based on genome type (DNA/RNA), morphology, and presence/absence of an envelope Viral Replication: Obligate intracellular parasites, virions must absorb or attach to the cell surface, penetration, assembly, lysis Lab Diagnosis of Viral Infections - correct answer Labs can provide different levels of services; bas...

Mastocytosis - correct answer cKit mutations may be present (D816V) Mastocytosis - correct answer Diagnosis: 1 major + 1 minor or 3 minor Mastocytosis - correct answer Major: multifocal dense infiltrates of MC in bone marrow or other extracutateous organs (> 15 MCs / aggregate) Mastocytosis - correct answer Minor: Abnl MC morphology (> 25% spindle-shaped) Mastocytosis - correct answer Minor: KIT mutation at codon 816 Mastocytosis - correct answer Minor: CD2...