One might expect that viruses, being so simple, would be quite easyto destroy. Yet many of the disinfectants, antiseptics, andantibiotics that effectively destroy bacteria fail to destroyviruses. How can that be? answer should be 200-300 words long
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1. A mutation in the gene encoding the integrase enzyme rendersthe protein non-functional. How would the affect the HIV infectioncycle?
Formation of the provirus would bestopped. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reverse transcription would nolonger be possible. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The gp120 glycoprotein would nolonger be able to bind to the CCR5 receptor. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cutting and assembling the capsid would be halted. 2. If the viral gene is AUGCCCAGG and the mRNA used to make theviral protein is UACGGGUCC, then the virus is a :
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