Virology Archives - Medical Microbiology & RDT Labs

What are Prions?

Prion: A small proteinaceous infectious disease-causing agent that is believed to be the smallest infectious particle. A prion is neither

Key facts Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal disease that can kill within hours if left untreated. Researchers have estimated that

Plant virus can be cultivated by direct mechanical Inoculation of virus suspension by rubbing on leaves of living plants. This

Viruses are submicroscopic particles that require living cells for their growth. So they cannot be cultivated on non-living media like

Viruses are submicroscopic particles. These cannot be seen by microscope. Virus is considered as a link between living and non

Cyanophages are the viruses that attack the members of cyanobacteria. There are several cyanophages (LPP-1, LPP-2, LPP-3, AS-1, etc) which

The bacteriophages are host-specific i.e. they infect their respective hosts. However, some of the bacteriophages may infect the other host

Determination Of One-Step Growth Curve Of Bacteriophage There are several steps occurring during multiplication of bacteriophage. The phage comes in

The titre is defined as high titre of phage which is required for plaque bioassay. In this procedure initially a

Isolation Of Bacteriophage From Sewage Although bacteriophages present in soil, sewage and even gut of mammals but isolation from these