ppt课件-theviruses.pptVIP

The Viruses January 14th, 2010 Virus Basics Viruses are nucleic acid and protein structures Very small; typically between 20-200 nm No cellular structures No ribosomes No metabolic pathways (Glycolosis, Kreb’s cycle, electron transport chain, etc.) Few or no enzymes Virus Basics Viruses carry out NO growth or metabolism on their own They are dependent on living cells for their replication Can exist in the environment, but do not replicate To replicate, they must come in contact with a host organism Virus Basics Viruses replicate by infecting a host cell and hijacking the host cell’s replicat