Rhabdoviruses Learning Objectives
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Which protein is the major structural protein of the rabies virus?

  • Nucleocapsid protein
  • Matrix (M) protein (correct)
  • Glycoprotein G
  • RNA-dependent RNA polymerase enzyme

What is the antigen that induces complement fixing antibodies but is not protective against rabies?

  • RNA-dependent RNA polymerase enzyme
  • Other antigens
  • Glycoprotein G
  • Nucleocapsid protein (correct)

Which activity is a property of the glycoprotein spikes of the rabies virus?

  • Neutralizing antibody formation
  • RNA replication
  • Hemagglutinating activity at 37 °C and pH 7.2 (correct)
  • Complement fixing activity

Which environmental condition can inactivate the rabies virus?

<p>Sunlight exposure for an hour (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the genome of the rabies virus consist of?

<p>Single-stranded RNA (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the morphology of the rabies virion?

<p>Helical nucleocapsid with a bullet-shaped lipoprotein envelope (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which virus is classified under the genus vesiculovirus?

<p>Vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many glycoprotein (G) spikes protrude from the lipid envelope of the rabies virus?

<p>200 spikes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the size of the rabies virion?

<p>180 × 75 nm (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which family does the rhabdovirus belong to?

<p>Rhabdoviridae (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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