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What are most viruses highly specific to the cells they infect?
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Are viruses general or highly specific to the cells they can infect?
Highly specific
Are viruses general or specific to the cells that they infect?
viruses are specific to the cells they infect called host cells
Why are most viruses highly specific to cells they infects?
viruses must bind precisely to proteins on the cell surface and than use a hosts genetic system, this is why most viruses are highly specific to the cells they infect
What cells are infected by the human immunodeficiency virus considering that most viruses infect a specific kind of cell?
T-cells.
What did the first viruses do?
Infect cells.
Are viruses always larger than cells they infect?
no
What is the pathogen attacks specific cells and injects genetic materials?
Viruses attach specific cells and inject genetic material. There are viruses called bacteriophages that infect bacteria be injecting their genetic material into the bacterial host and invading their protein machinery. With animal viruses that infect animal cells (much larger than bacteria), the virus either injects genetic material OR gets into the cell whole before it begins to unleash its pathogenic effects
What is the part of the cell that viruses invade?
Viruses can infect animals, plants and bacteria, and the attachments vary. In animal viruses: Animal cells have a cell membrane. Viruses attach to certain proteins in that membrane. In plant viruses: Plants can also be infected with viruses. Since they have cell walls, viruses attach to those when infecting plants. In bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria): Special viruses called bacteriophages attach to the cell walls of bacteria by way of proteins.
Are viruses old prehistoric cells or are they highly evolved cells?
viruses dont have cells
Do viruses require specific receptors to infect cells?
Yes, all viruses need to bind to specific receptor molecules on the surface of target cells to initiate infection. Virus-receptor binding is highly specific, and this specificity determines both the species and the cell type that can be infected by a given virus.In some well-studied cases, the virus-binding region on the receptor has been found to be unrelated to the receptor's normal cellular function.
What is a kingdom specific infection?
A kingdom-specific infection refers to the manner in which viruses can only infect specific types of host cells. For example, a virus that infects a plant cannot infect a dog or a human, because plants are members of a different kingdom. Likewise, a virus that infects a bacteria (bacteriophages) cannot infect a plant or a bird.
Where would viruses most likely grow?
Viruses can only live in living organisms (viruses themselves are not actually living). They might infect cells in our body, such as throat cells (infection of throat cells causes sore throat).
