Microbiology - Bacteriophages

Exercise : Bacteriophages - Section 1
  • Bacteriophages - Section 1
1.
The process by which phage reproduction is initiated in lysogenized culture is called
infection
integration
repression
induction
Answer: Option
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2.
Area of lysis on a bacterial lawn culture produced by a phage is known as
pock
plaque
pox
all of these
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3.
The procapsid is assembled with the aid of __________ proteins.
ladder
framing
scaffolding
form
Answer: Option
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4.
Which of the following is/are synthesized from late mRNA?
Phage structural proteins
Proteins that help with phage assembly without becoming part of the virion structure
Proteins involved in cell lysis and phage release
All of the above
Answer: Option
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5.
Which capsid symmetry is exhibited by most of the phages?
Helical
Icosahedral
Complex
None of these
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