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Microbiology, Fifth Edition
Microbiology, 5/e
Lansing M Prescott, Augustana College
Donald A Klein, Colorado State University
John P Harley, Eastern Kentucky University

The Viruses: Viruses of Eucaryotes

Web Exercises

1. Define virus. What characteristics differentiate viruses from their hosts? How many different types of viruses are there? How does virus structure relate to its function? Search the Virology Web site at the University of Capetown to answer these and end of chapter questions http://www.uct.ac.za/depts/mmi/stannard/linda.html

2. Look in several online medical sources for up-to-date information on the involvement of DNA viruses in cancer.