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| host | an organism that supports a parasite |
| lytic cycle | the basic reproductive process of viruses, where the replication of hte virus destroys the host cell |
| virulent phage | a disease causing virus that infects bacterial cells |
| capsule | a protective layer of slime around the cell wall |
| Bacteriophage | a virus that infects bacteria |
| envelope | the tough coating around an endospore which enables the DNA and cytoplasm to lie dormant for many years |
| mosaic virus | found on the tobacco plant |
| lysogenic | literally to break open a cell and use it to generate more virusesiruses which do not destroy the host cell |
| tail fibers | the "legs" of a virus that attach to its host cell, they contain proteins that have an affinity to the host cell wall |
| capsid | a protein covering that encases the virus |
| tail sheath | the protein structure that will "inject" the genetic material of a bacteriophage into the host cell |
| nucleic acid | an organic molecule, DNA or RNA, that stores and carries important information for cell function |
| helical virus | a virus in the shape of a helix, or spiral |
| virus | a biological particle composed of genetic material and protien that is not usually considered to be a living organism |
| DNA, RNA | the genetic material that contains and transmits information on cell growth, regulation and characteristic features |
| lysogenic cycle | the lifecycle of a temperate virus (non-virulent) |
