BOD Influenza

Member
Orthomyxoviruses
-RNA virus
8 segments in
genome
Hemagglutinin,
neuraminidase
RNA dependant RNA
polymerase
Eukaryotes
Diplomonads
Protozoa
Fungi
Slime Molds
Algae
Focus on Pathogenic
parasites
 Diplomonads-Early Eukaryotes
Giardia
Water Pathogen
No Mitochondria
Crytosprilium
Water pathogen
Serious midwest
outbreaks
Protozoa
Flagellates
Trypanosoma
Sleeping Sickness
Amebas
Amoebic dysentery
Ciliates
Few pathogens
Sporozoans
Plasmodia-Malaria
 Fungi
Molds
Yeasts
Medically important
Ascomycetes
Deutreromycetes
Other
Basidomycetes
mushrooms
Oomycetes Water molds
Zygomycetes Bread molds
Slime molds
Dictyostelium
Developmental
studies
Algae
Unicellular or Colonial
Many groups mostly
aquatic or marine
Few of medical
importance
Dinoflagellates
Toxic
Gonyaulax (red tide)
Pfiesteria
Viruses
 What is a virus?
A packaged infectious particle.

Composition:
Genome: dsDNA, ssDNA, ds RNA, +RNA,
-RNA
Proteins: Structural, Enzymes, Docking
proteins
Lipids: Envelopes
 Virus Structure
Cased- viral shell
Enzymes-
Polymerases (DNA, RNA, RT),
Integrases
Neuraminidase
Docking proteins
Recognize host Transmembrane proteins
Glycoproteins (Enveloped)
Classification: Nucleic acid:

DNA or RNA,
ss, ds
linear, circular
+RNA (mRNA)
RNA
(complementary to
mRNA)
Segmented or single
genome
Classification: Morphology
Size
Shape
Rod, Icosahedral,
Other
Envelope
Present = Enveloped
Absent = Naked
Symmetry
Classification: Biological Properties
Serological relationships
Host range
How Pathogenic
Tissue tropism
Pathology
Mode of transmission (especially the
insect borne viruses)
Geographic distribution
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