B7140 Molecular biology of viruses

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2000
Extent and Intensity
3/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Vladislava Růžičková, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Vladislava Růžičková, CSc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Vladislava Růžičková, CSc.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
( B6390 Molecular Methods || B6400 Methods of molecular biology ) && NOW( B8312 Mol. biol. of viruses-practice )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Molecular biology and genetics of bacterial viruses: morphology and structure of bacterial viruses, infection and lysis of bacterial cells caused by phage virions, adsorption of phage virion to the surface of bacterial cells, synthesis of bacterial viruses in host cell, mutation and recombination of bacteriophage, lysogeny and genetics of temperate phage, general characteristics of some temperate phages. Molecular biology and genetics of vertebrate and invertebrate viruses: papovaviruses, adenoviruses, herpesviruses, poxviruses, parvoviruses, reoviruses, flaviviruses, picornaviruses, togaviruses, arteriviruses, rhabdoviruses, paramyxoviruses, filoviruses, orthomyxoviruses, bunyaviruses, retroviruses, hepadnaviruses. Molecular biology of retroviruses including the virus HIV and HTLV, adenoviruses, herpesviruses, influenzavirus, hepadnaviruses and oncoviruses are given in detail. Molecular biology and genetics of plant viruses: caulimoviruses, geminiviruses, bromoviruses, nepoviruses, tymoviruses, tobamoviruses, tombusviruses, luteoviruses, hordeiviruses, potexviruses etc. Characteristics of main types of plant diseases caused by viruses are explained. Molecular taxonomy and evolution of viruses. Molecular diagnostic of viruses. Prions and viriods. Virus cloning vectors.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2001.
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