Bacteriophages They are viruses that infect bacteria i.e. bacterial viruses (bacteria eater).
Main items 3-Replication 1-Discovery 2-General characteristics 4-Importance
Main items 1-Discovery
Discovery Twort (1915) D“herelle (1917)
Lytic agent may be a virus Bacteria + solid agar Thermal treatment
Bacillus dysentrae + solid agar Phenomenon due to bacteriophage
Main items 1-Discovery 2-General characteristics
General characteristics 1.Widely distributed. 2.Structure. 3.Symmetry. 4.Nucleic acid. 5.Morphology. 6.Replication. 7.Size 8.Cultivation.
General characteristics 1.Widely distributed. 2.Structure. 3.Symmetry. 4.Nucleic acid. 5.Morphology. 6.Replication. 7.Size 8.Cultivation.
General characteristics 1.Widely distributed. 2.Structure. 3.Symmetry. 4.Nucleic acid. 5.Morphology. 6.Replication. 7.Size. 8.Cultivation.
: Symmetry : 1. Helical 2. Cubic
General characteristics 1.Widely distributed. 2.Structure. 3.Symmetry. 4.Nucleic acid. 5.Morphology. 6.Replication. 7.Size. 8.Cultivation.
General characteristics 1.Widely distributed. 2.Structure. 3.Symmetry. 4.Nucleic acid. 5.Morphology. 6.Replication. 7.Size. 8.Cultivation.
A B C D E F
General characteristics 1.Widely distributed. 2.Structure. 3.Symmetry. 4.Nucleic acid. 5.Morphology. 6.Replication. 7.Size. 8.Cultivation.
Replication 1. Virulent (Lytic) 2. Avirulent (lysogenic or temperate)
General characteristics 1.Widely distributed. 2.Structure. 3.Symmetry. 4.Nucleic acid. 5.Morphology. 6.Replication. 7.Size. 8.Cultivation.
Main items 3-Replication 1-Discovery 2-General characteristics
Lytic cycle Replication Penetration Adsorption Assembly Releasing
Summary of virulent cycle
Lysogeny cycle Integration Penetration Adsorption Bacterial duplication Spontaneous induction Replication Assembly Releasing
Mutation of temperate phage to virulent phage Resistant to repressor molecule. Loss repressor molecule production.
Main items 3-Replication 1-Discovery 2-General characteristics 4-Importance
Importance Viral research Genetic engineering Viral pathogenicity Medical diagnosis (phage typing by virulent) Medical aspects of lysogeny (lysogenic conversion)