Viruses are small, acellular particles that can replicate only in a host cell. They are obligatory intracellular parasites.They
consist of a nucleic acid genome enclosed in a protective protein shell or capsidBacteriophage is the virus that infect bacteria.Bacteriophages were discovered by Frederick Twort(1915)and Felix d'Herelle(1917).
A bacteriophage (informally, phage) is a virus that infects and replicates within a bacterium. The term is derived from "bacteria" and the Greek (phagein), "to devour". Bacteriophages are composed of proteins that encapsulate a DNA or RNA genome, and may have relatively simple or elaborate structures. Their genomes may encode as few as four genes, and as many as hundreds of genes. Phages replicate within the bacterium following the injection of their genome into its cytoplasm. Bacteriophages are among the most common and diverse entities in the biosphere.
Phages are widely distributed in locations populated by bacterial hosts, such as soil or the intestines of animals. One of the densest natural sources for phages and other viruses is sea water, where up to 9×108 virions per milliliter have been found in microbial mats at the surface,] and up to 70% of marine bacteria may be infected by phages. They have been used for over 90 years as an alternative to antibiotics in the former Soviet Union and Central Europe, as well as in France. They are seen as a possible therapy against multi-drug-resistant strains of many bacteria (see phage therapy). Nevertheless, phages of Inoviridae have been shown to complicate biofilms involved in pneumonia and cystic fibrosis, shelter the bacteria from drugs meant to eradicate disease and promote persistent infection
Viruses are small, acellular particles that can replicate only in a host cell. They are obligatory intracellular parasites.They
consist of a nucleic acid genome enclosed in a protective protein shell or capsidBacteriophage is the virus that infect bacteria.Bacteriophages were discovered by Frederick Twort(1915)and Felix d'Herelle(1917).
A bacteriophage (informally, phage) is a virus that infects and replicates within a bacterium. The term is derived from "bacteria" and the Greek (phagein), "to devour". Bacteriophages are composed of proteins that encapsulate a DNA or RNA genome, and may have relatively simple or elaborate structures. Their genomes may encode as few as four genes, and as many as hundreds of genes. Phages replicate within the bacterium following the injection of their genome into its cytoplasm. Bacteriophages are among the most common and diverse entities in the biosphere.
Phages are widely distributed in locations populated by bacterial hosts, such as soil or the intestines of animals. One of the densest natural sources for phages and other viruses is sea water, where up to 9×108 virions per milliliter have been found in microbial mats at the surface,] and up to 70% of marine bacteria may be infected by phages. They have been used for over 90 years as an alternative to antibiotics in the former Soviet Union and Central Europe, as well as in France. They are seen as a possible therapy against multi-drug-resistant strains of many bacteria (see phage therapy). Nevertheless, phages of Inoviridae have been shown to complicate biofilms involved in pneumonia and cystic fibrosis, shelter the bacteria from drugs meant to eradicate disease and promote persistent infection
inroduction:Plant viruses are viruses that affect plants.
Pathogenic to higher plants.
. Harmless to human and other animals.
Reduce plant crop yield and quality of crops.
Some may be able to multiply within the bodies
Of aphids and nematodes.
History:Beijernick ( 1897) coined the latin name “VIRUS” meaning Poison. He studied plant juices and found they caused healthy plants to become sick.
Wendell Stanley (1935) crystallized sap from sick Tobacco plants. He discovered viruses were made of nucleic acids and proteins.
Geminivirus:one of the family of plant virus.
Currently over 360 species in this family, divided among 9 genera.
Diseases associated with this family include bright yellow mosaic , yellow mosaic, yellow mottle, leaf curling, stunting, streaks, reduced yields.
Ss circular dna diverge in both directions from a virion strand origin of replication (AMBISENSE).
Virus Classification:Group – Group II (ssDNA)
Order - Unassigned
Family - Geminiviridae
Genera – Becurtovirus Grablovirus
Begomovirus Mastrevirus
Capulavirus Topocuvirus
curtovirus Turncurtovirus
Eragrovirus
Structure: have Circular single-stranded DNA.
Genome is either in two segments.
The non-segmented genome is 2500-3000 nucleotides long, and the segmented genome is 4800-5600 nucleotides long.
The genome encodes for both structural and non-structural proteins.
In geminivirus, both segments must be transmitted to the host for a full systemic infection to occur.
Virion Sturcture:Geminivirus are non-enveloped, icosahedral virions that consists of a capsid.
The capsid is germinate, or twinned, and consists of 22 Capsomers.
The capsid is 30nm long and has a diameter of 18-20nm.
Symptoms:the time of infection, the virus strains and the presence of mixed infections.
Common symptoms are stunting, curling, and twisting of leaves.
Short internodes and stunted appearance , no apical growth caused by early infection.
Replication:Geminivirus encodes only a few proteins, thus they need to dependent host cell factors for replication.
These factors are DNA polymerase and repair polymerase to amplify their genome.
Replicate by a rolling circle mechanism like bacteriophages such as M13, and many plasmids.
INTRODUCTION:
The first plant virus shown to have a DNA genome and the first shown to replicate by reverse transcription.
Worldwide but only causes significantly losses locally.
It is transmitted by aphids .
Type member of the Caulimovirus genus, contains 11 species and 6 possible members.
significantly impact on plant virology and plant molecular biology.
The virus is an important source of gene regulatory elements, used exclusively in the genetic manipulation of plants.
STRUCTURE:Icosachedral with a diameter of 52Â nm built from 420 capsid protein subunits.
It contains a circular double-stranded DNA molecule of about 8.0 kB .
Dna is interrupted by sitespecific discontinuties resulting from its replication by reverse transcription.
After entering the host, the single stranded nicks in the viral DNA are repaired, forming a supercoiled molecule that binds to histones.
DNA is transcriped into a full length .
Replication
Risk Factors:The Cauliflower mosaic virus promoter (CaMV 35S) is used in most transgenic crops to activate foreign genes which have been artificially inserted into the host plant. It is inserted into transgenic plants in a form which is different from that found when it is present in its natural Brassica plant hosts. This enables it to operate in a wide range of host-organism environments which would otherwise not be possible.
TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS (Genome organization &their replication) TMV is a plant virus which infects a wide range of plants, especially tobacco and other members of the family Solanaceae and cucumbers, and a number of ornamental flowers.
Animal viruses are self replicating, intracellular parasites that completely rely on host animal cell for reproduction. They use the host's cellular components to replicate, then leaves the host cell to infect other cells.
A broad module on industrial microbiology is summarized with pictures .It includes the production of vitamins,vaccine ,alcohol,vinegar,steroids,amino acids ,antibiotics .it also includes the general idea on history ,media,equipment,fermentation,procedure ,uses of industrial microbiology .The production of wine,beer and vinegar are mine core interest .Hope may help ....Thank you .
Air is not a natural environment for microorganisms. Microorganisms present in air are liberated from various other sources. These various sources include soil, water, plant and animal surfaces and human beings.
inroduction:Plant viruses are viruses that affect plants.
Pathogenic to higher plants.
. Harmless to human and other animals.
Reduce plant crop yield and quality of crops.
Some may be able to multiply within the bodies
Of aphids and nematodes.
History:Beijernick ( 1897) coined the latin name “VIRUS” meaning Poison. He studied plant juices and found they caused healthy plants to become sick.
Wendell Stanley (1935) crystallized sap from sick Tobacco plants. He discovered viruses were made of nucleic acids and proteins.
Geminivirus:one of the family of plant virus.
Currently over 360 species in this family, divided among 9 genera.
Diseases associated with this family include bright yellow mosaic , yellow mosaic, yellow mottle, leaf curling, stunting, streaks, reduced yields.
Ss circular dna diverge in both directions from a virion strand origin of replication (AMBISENSE).
Virus Classification:Group – Group II (ssDNA)
Order - Unassigned
Family - Geminiviridae
Genera – Becurtovirus Grablovirus
Begomovirus Mastrevirus
Capulavirus Topocuvirus
curtovirus Turncurtovirus
Eragrovirus
Structure: have Circular single-stranded DNA.
Genome is either in two segments.
The non-segmented genome is 2500-3000 nucleotides long, and the segmented genome is 4800-5600 nucleotides long.
The genome encodes for both structural and non-structural proteins.
In geminivirus, both segments must be transmitted to the host for a full systemic infection to occur.
Virion Sturcture:Geminivirus are non-enveloped, icosahedral virions that consists of a capsid.
The capsid is germinate, or twinned, and consists of 22 Capsomers.
The capsid is 30nm long and has a diameter of 18-20nm.
Symptoms:the time of infection, the virus strains and the presence of mixed infections.
Common symptoms are stunting, curling, and twisting of leaves.
Short internodes and stunted appearance , no apical growth caused by early infection.
Replication:Geminivirus encodes only a few proteins, thus they need to dependent host cell factors for replication.
These factors are DNA polymerase and repair polymerase to amplify their genome.
Replicate by a rolling circle mechanism like bacteriophages such as M13, and many plasmids.
INTRODUCTION:
The first plant virus shown to have a DNA genome and the first shown to replicate by reverse transcription.
Worldwide but only causes significantly losses locally.
It is transmitted by aphids .
Type member of the Caulimovirus genus, contains 11 species and 6 possible members.
significantly impact on plant virology and plant molecular biology.
The virus is an important source of gene regulatory elements, used exclusively in the genetic manipulation of plants.
STRUCTURE:Icosachedral with a diameter of 52Â nm built from 420 capsid protein subunits.
It contains a circular double-stranded DNA molecule of about 8.0 kB .
Dna is interrupted by sitespecific discontinuties resulting from its replication by reverse transcription.
After entering the host, the single stranded nicks in the viral DNA are repaired, forming a supercoiled molecule that binds to histones.
DNA is transcriped into a full length .
Replication
Risk Factors:The Cauliflower mosaic virus promoter (CaMV 35S) is used in most transgenic crops to activate foreign genes which have been artificially inserted into the host plant. It is inserted into transgenic plants in a form which is different from that found when it is present in its natural Brassica plant hosts. This enables it to operate in a wide range of host-organism environments which would otherwise not be possible.
TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS (Genome organization &their replication) TMV is a plant virus which infects a wide range of plants, especially tobacco and other members of the family Solanaceae and cucumbers, and a number of ornamental flowers.
Animal viruses are self replicating, intracellular parasites that completely rely on host animal cell for reproduction. They use the host's cellular components to replicate, then leaves the host cell to infect other cells.
A broad module on industrial microbiology is summarized with pictures .It includes the production of vitamins,vaccine ,alcohol,vinegar,steroids,amino acids ,antibiotics .it also includes the general idea on history ,media,equipment,fermentation,procedure ,uses of industrial microbiology .The production of wine,beer and vinegar are mine core interest .Hope may help ....Thank you .
Air is not a natural environment for microorganisms. Microorganisms present in air are liberated from various other sources. These various sources include soil, water, plant and animal surfaces and human beings.
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carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane production have a tremendous impact on climate change, microbes play a key role in the production and control of these gases
microbe mediated insect resistance is a major concern in agriculture due to the enhanced application of pesticides and rapid development of insect resistance
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We characterize the earliest galaxy population in the JADES Origins Field (JOF), the deepest
imaging field observed with JWST. We make use of the ancillary Hubble optical images (5 filters
spanning 0.4−0.9µm) and novel JWST images with 14 filters spanning 0.8−5µm, including 7 mediumband filters, and reaching total exposure times of up to 46 hours per filter. We combine all our data
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30.3-31.0 AB mag (5σ, r = 0.1” circular aperture) in individual filters. We measure photometric
redshifts and use robust selection criteria to identify a sample of eight galaxy candidates at redshifts
z = 11.5 − 15. These objects show compact half-light radii of R1/2 ∼ 50 − 200pc, stellar masses of
M⋆ ∼ 107−108M⊙, and star-formation rates of SFR ∼ 0.1−1 M⊙ yr−1
. Our search finds no candidates
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infer the properties of the evolving luminosity function without binning in redshift or luminosity that
marginalizes over the photometric redshift uncertainty of our candidate galaxies and incorporates the
impact of non-detections. We find a z = 12 luminosity function in good agreement with prior results,
and that the luminosity function normalization and UV luminosity density decline by a factor of ∼ 2.5
from z = 12 to z = 14. We discuss the possible implications of our results in the context of theoretical
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3. History of Genetics
Check what you know
Children resemble their parents
Domestication of animals and plants
Selective breeding for good characteristics
Ability to indentify a person as a member of a particular family by certain physical
traits
4. Old Ideas
Despite knowing about inheritance in general, a number of incorrect ideas had to be
generated and overcome before modern genetics could arise.
1. All life comes from other life: Living organisms are not spontaneously generated
from non-living material. Big exception: origin of life.
2. Species concept: offspring arise only when two members of the same species mate.
Monstrous hybrids don’t exist.
5. More Old Ideas
3. Organisms develop by expressing information carried in their hereditary material. As
opposed to “preformation”, the idea that in each sperm (or egg) is a tiny, fully-
formed human that merely grows in size.
4. The environment can’t alter the hereditary material in a directed fashion. There is no
“inheritance of acquired characteristics”. Mutations are random events.
6. More Old Ideas
5. Male and female parents contribute equally to the offspring.
ancient Greek idea: male plants a “seed” in the female “garden”.
alleged New Guinea belief: sex is not related to reproduction.
7. Different Old Theories explained the Similarities and
Dissimilarities between Individuals
Blending theory
The mixture of sperm and egg resulted in progeny that were a “blend” of two parent’s
characteristics.
Acquired characters inheritance (Jean Baptiste Lamarck)
Individuals inherit traits are strengthened by their parents
Pangenesis (Charles Darwin)
The cells excreted gemmules then collected and concentrated in the reproductive organ.
Fathers and mother gemmules blended to form an embryo
8. Different Old Theories explained the Similarities and
Dissimilarities between Individuals
Preformation and Epigenesis
Organism develop by expressing information carried in their heredity material
Cell Theory (Hooke, Leuwenhoek, Schleiden, Schwann, Virchow)
1. All living things are composed of one or more cells
2. Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things (Schleiden and
Schwann, 1839)
3. New cells are produced from existing cells (Virchow, 1858)
9. Mid 1800’s Discoveries
Three major events in the mid-1800’s led directly to the development of modern
genetics.
1859: Charles Darwin publishes The Origin of Species, which describes the theory of
evolution by natural selection. This theory requires heredity to work.
1866: Gregor Mendel publishes Experiments in Plant Hybridization, which lays out
the basic theory of genetics. It is widely ignored until 1900.
1871: Friedrich Miescher isolates “nucleic acid” from pus cells.
10. Gregor Mendel (1822-1884)
Systematically recorded results of crosses
Theorized on nature of hereditary material
Postulate mechanism of transfer of "Elementen"
governing traits
11. Mendel’s Work with Peas
a. He selected strains that differed in particular
traits (e.g., smooth or wrinkled seeds, purple
or white flowers)
b. After making genetic crosses, he counted the
appearance of traits in the progeny and
analyzed the results mathematically.
c. He concluded that each organism contains two
copies of each gene, one from each parent,
and that alternative versions of the genes
(alleles) exist
12. 4. He deduced that the factors (now called genes) segregate randomly into gametes
(Mendel’s first law, the Principle of Segregation).
5. The two factors for a particular trait assort independently of factors controlling other traits
(Mendel’s second law, the Principle of Independent Assortment).
6. An example is seed color in peas:
i. True-breeding plants with yellow seeds (YY) are crossed with true-breeding plants with
green seeds (yy).
ii. The progeny (F1) have yellow seeds, and a heterozygous genotype (Yy).
iii. When the progeny self-pollinate, the F2 contains 3 yellow:1 green, with genotypic
ratios of 1 YY : 2 Yy : 1 yy.
Mendel’s Work with Peas
13. Major Events in the 20th Century
1900: rediscovery of Mendel’s work by Robert Correns, Hugo de Vries, and Erich von
Tschermak.
1902: Archibald Garrod discovers that alkaptonuria, a human disease, has a genetic basis.
1904: Gregory Bateson discovers linkage between genes. Also coins the word
“genetics”.
1910: Thomas Hunt Morgan proves that genes are located on the chromosomes (using
Drosophila).
1918: R. A. Fisher begins the study of quantitative genetics by partitioning phenotypic
variance into a genetic and an environmental component.
14. Thomas Hunt Morgan
Thomas Hunt Morgan: early 1900’s
Worked at Columbia University; later at CalTech
Studied fruit fly eye color, determining that trait was sex-linked
Won the Nobel Prize in 1933 for his work on chromosomes and
genetics
By this point, it was known that genetic material was located on
a chromosome
This genetic material was in discrete units called genes
It was NOT known whether the gene was simply a protein, or
whether it was composed of DNA
15. More 20th Century Events
1926: Hermann J. Muller shows that X-rays induce mutations.
1944: Oswald Avery, Colin MacLeod and Maclyn McCarty show that DNA can transform
bacteria, demonstrating that DNA is the hereditary material.
1953: James Watson and Francis Crick determine the structure of the DNA molecule, which
leads directly to knowledge of how it replicates
1966: Marshall Nirenberg solves the genetic code, showing that 3 DNA bases code for one
amino acid.
1972: Stanley Cohen and Herbert Boyer combine DNA from two different species in vitro,
then transform it into bacterial cells: first DNA cloning.
2001: Sequence of the entire human genome is announced.
17. James Watson and Francis Crick
Used wire models to conform with the measurements that
Franklin and Wilkins had come up with
Determined the structure to be a double helix
Lead to understanding of mutation and relationship between
DNA and proteins at a molecular level
1959 – “Central Dogma”
DNARNAprotein