Page 94 - MNU microbiology theoritical 2025
P. 94
General Microbiology & Immunology (PM 401) Second level Semester 4 2024/2025
According to presence or absence of envelope
Naked virus: Enveloped viruses:
no additional Covering outside capsid an envelope surrounds the protein coat
spike or peplomers :
A glycoprotein project from the capsid or the envelope and are involved in
attaching the virus to the host cell (attachment proteins)
- Spikes bind to certain receptors on the
host cell; they are essential for both host
specificity and viral infectivity
General Microbiology & Immunology (PM 401) theoretical handbook Page 83
