Virology Crossword #2

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Across
  1. 2. order with the suffix “virus”, classified by genomics and their structure
  2. 8. a morphology of virus where the spiral nucleic acid is found within a cylindrical capsid, examples are ebola and rabies
  3. 10. many sided with envelope, e.g. human herpes
  4. 11. a virus that is protected by its capsid and doesn’t need another layer
  5. 13. a virus may only have one type of this macromolecule, in linear form, circular form, or in segments
  6. 14. a polyhedron with twenty faces
  7. 16. classification based on effects of disease, not used in modern times
  8. 18. has a capsid with other protein structures attached to it, such as a bacteriophage
  9. 19. viruses that share the same genetic information and host range, where the species name is the common name and the number designates a subspecies
  10. 21. the protein coat of a virus as dictated by its nucleic acids, formed by subunits
Down
  1. 1. proteins secreted by the host cells that interact with the surface proteins of a virus with the goal of stopping the viral infection
  2. 3. the protein subunits that make up a capsid, may be identical or not
  3. 4. a morphology of virus with many sides
  4. 5. bacteria are classified into _____ by the makeup of their capsids
  5. 6. helical with envelope, e.g. influenza
  6. 7. clumping of red blood cells, sometimes caused by the spikes of the influenza virus
  7. 9. suffix for order names in viruses
  8. 12. a structure on the envelopes of some viruses that can be used to classify them, made of glycoprotein complexes and used by the virus to attach to the host cells
  9. 15. suffix for family names in viruses
  10. 17. viral particle that is developed and infectious, has nucleic acid and a protein coat, both of which are used to classify it
  11. 20. can be made of lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins and covers the capsid; in animal cells, they can be made of the host’s own plasma membrane