Microbiology

A biological agent that consists of nucleic acid and a protein coat. It is not a cell, nor is it considered alive

All the genetic material inside a virus or a cell

The protein coat surrounding a virus

The cycle where a virus genome penetrates a cell, takes control of cellular processes and replicates new virus genomes while destroying the cell.

The process where a virus genome

penetrates a cell, joining itself to the cell genome.

It reproduces only when the cell undergoes mitosis.

Human Immunodeficiency Virus—

A virus that attacks human immune systems

The cells, tissues and organs that protect the body from pathogens

A virus that attacks bacteria cells

The numerous cells that defend an organism from pathogens

White blood cells that help protect the body from pathogens and cancer