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Bacteriophage viruses are nonliving. They are DNA or RNA encapsulated in a protein coated capsule with recognition sites to bind to specific target sites on bacteria and insert their genetic material for viral replication or to induce changes in the bacterial genetic material.
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Is T4 bacteriophage a DNA or RNA virus?
T4 bacteriophage is a DNA virus. It infects bacteria by injecting its DNA into the host cell and hijacking the cell's machinery to replicate its genetic material.
What is the best known bacteriophage and what virus does it attack?
Bacteriophages ARE viruses that attack bacteria, making this question invalid. But if they meant to say "what bacteria does it attack?" then I would say T4 and E. Coli
What is a virus that infects E coli bacteria?
T4 bacteriophage is a common virus that infects E. coli bacteria. It injects its genetic material into the bacterium, taking over the host's machinery to replicate itself. This ultimately leads to the destruction of the bacterial cell and the release of new phages.
What is T in T4 bacteriophage?
T refers to the tail protein found in the T4 bacteriophage, a type of virus that specifically infects bacterial cells. The tail protein helps the virus attach to the bacterial host cell and inject its genetic material for replication.
Is a T4 bacteriophage alive?
Short answer? Good question. Long answer? Define alive. Generally, it is accepted that a living thing does seven things: 1. it is organized 2. it grows 3. it reproduces 4. it responds to stimuli 5. it takes in energy and gives off waste 6. It maintains its own internal environment 7. it adapts to its environment. Of those, viruses only do 1 and 3, and even then they only do 3 in the presence of bacteria. My answer is that no, viruses are just very complex chemicals.
What type of disease does the t4 virus cause?
This type of virus is a bacteriophage. It attacks bacteria. The T4 bacteriophage attacks E. coli.
Which viruses inject their DNA?
Bacteriophage T4 virus
Is T4 bacteriophage a DNA or RNA virus?
T4 bacteriophage is a DNA virus. It infects bacteria by injecting its DNA into the host cell and hijacking the cell's machinery to replicate its genetic material.
What is the best known bacteriophage and what virus does it attack?
Bacteriophages ARE viruses that attack bacteria, making this question invalid. But if they meant to say "what bacteria does it attack?" then I would say T4 and E. Coli
What does T4 indicates in T4 bacteriophage?
the head
A virus that infects a bacterial cell is called?
Bacteriophage is the name given to a virus that infects bacteria. The name is frequently abbreviated to 'phage'. T4 phage is subject to a wide variety of experiments because it infects E. coli, and E. coli is one of the safer, more abundant and best understood bacteria to study.
What is a virus that infects E coli bacteria?
T4 bacteriophage is a common virus that infects E. coli bacteria. It injects its genetic material into the bacterium, taking over the host's machinery to replicate itself. This ultimately leads to the destruction of the bacterial cell and the release of new phages.
What is T in T4 bacteriophage?
T refers to the tail protein found in the T4 bacteriophage, a type of virus that specifically infects bacterial cells. The tail protein helps the virus attach to the bacterial host cell and inject its genetic material for replication.
What body part is affected by the T4 virus?
The T4 virus primarily affects bacteria, specifically the Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacterium. It is a bacteriophage, meaning it infects bacterial cells and hijacks their machinery to replicate itself. By doing so, it can ultimately lead to the lysis (destruction) of the bacterial cell. Thus, while T4 does not affect human body parts, it targets bacterial cells in its host.
What has the author Woo-Kul Lee written?
Woo-Kul Lee has written: 'Kinetic modeling of the adsorption of structural stability mutants of bacteriophage T4 lysozyme at solid-water interfaces' -- subject(s): Bacteriophage T4, Absorption and adsorption, Lysozyme
What is the real name for spacecraft virus?
The spacecraft virus is only named such because the shape of the virus looks like the Lunar Lander used in the Apollo Missions. Viruses of this type are called phages. The typical "Spacecraft virus" that you see illustrated in textbooks is typically a T4 Bacteriophage, also called "Enterobacteria Phage T4"
How does the t4 virus work?
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