Pharmaceutical Microbiology

What components make up a virus?

• A protein shell and nucleic acid

• A protein shell and mitochondria

• Nucleic acid and cell membrane

• Nucleic acid, cell wall, and cell membrane

An icosahedral capsid is made up of what?

• Hexagonal capsomeres

• Pentagonal capsomeres

• Triangular capsomeres

• Both a and b

What forms the genetic component of viruses?

• RNA

• DNA

• ss DNA

• Either DNA or RNA

What are viruses that infect bacteria called?

• Virophage

• Lysophage

• Bacteriophage

• None of the above

What type of phage is the T2 phage?

• ss DNA phage

• ss RNA phage

• ds DNA phage

• ds RNA phage