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Who invented the Chamberland filter?
Who invented the Chamberland filter?
- Dmitri Ivanovsky
- Martinus Beijerinck
- Louis Pasteur
- Charles Chamberland (correct)
What is the name of the virus that Dmitri Ivanovsky studied using the Chamberland filter?
What is the name of the virus that Dmitri Ivanovsky studied using the Chamberland filter?
- Aphthovirus
- Tobacco mosaic virus (correct)
- Foot-and-mouth disease virus
- Rabies virus
What is the name of the French-Canadian microbiologist who discovered bacteriophages?
What is the name of the French-Canadian microbiologist who discovered bacteriophages?
- Félix d'Herelle (correct)
- Frederick Twort
- Martinus Beijerinck
- Louis Pasteur
What did Wendell Stanley prove about viruses?
What did Wendell Stanley prove about viruses?
What did Friedrich Loeffler and Paul Frosch pass through a filter for the first time?
What did Friedrich Loeffler and Paul Frosch pass through a filter for the first time?
What did Félix d'Herelle discover about bacteriophages?
What did Félix d'Herelle discover about bacteriophages?
What renewed interest in the therapeutic use of bacteriophages?
What renewed interest in the therapeutic use of bacteriophages?
What breakthrough in virus growth allowed for the production of the poliovirus vaccine?
What breakthrough in virus growth allowed for the production of the poliovirus vaccine?
Who discovered the hepatitis B virus?
Who discovered the hepatitis B virus?
What enzyme do retroviruses use to make DNA copies of their RNA?
What enzyme do retroviruses use to make DNA copies of their RNA?
What was the first virus to be crystallised and have its structure elucidated in detail?
What was the first virus to be crystallised and have its structure elucidated in detail?
Who discovered the full structure of the tobacco mosaic virus?
Who discovered the full structure of the tobacco mosaic virus?
What was the first retrovirus described by Howard Temin in 1965?
What was the first retrovirus described by Howard Temin in 1965?
What motivated the study of viruses in the second half of the 20th century?
What motivated the study of viruses in the second half of the 20th century?
Who is credited with identifying tobacco mosaic disease (TMV) as a novel pathogen?
Who is credited with identifying tobacco mosaic disease (TMV) as a novel pathogen?
What is virology?
What is virology?
What did Martinus Beijerinck use to describe the mysterious agent causing TMV?
What did Martinus Beijerinck use to describe the mysterious agent causing TMV?
What did Rosalind Franklin propose in 1955?
What did Rosalind Franklin propose in 1955?
What are the main focuses of virology?
What are the main focuses of virology?
What were the methods for separating viral nucleic acids and proteins that are now the mainstay of virology?
What were the methods for separating viral nucleic acids and proteins that are now the mainstay of virology?
What is the difference between virology and bacteriology?
What is the difference between virology and bacteriology?
Which type of microscopy is commonly used by virologists to visualize viruses?
Which type of microscopy is commonly used by virologists to visualize viruses?
What is the term used to describe the degree to which a virus causes disease?
What is the term used to describe the degree to which a virus causes disease?
What are the three fields of virology?
What are the three fields of virology?
What is the main disadvantage of traditional electron microscopy when used to study viruses?
What is the main disadvantage of traditional electron microscopy when used to study viruses?
What is cryogenic electron microscopy and how is it useful for virologists?
What is cryogenic electron microscopy and how is it useful for virologists?
What is the term used to describe viruses that infect bacteria?
What is the term used to describe viruses that infect bacteria?
What is the main advantage of using cryogenic electron microscopy over traditional electron microscopy?
What is the main advantage of using cryogenic electron microscopy over traditional electron microscopy?
What do virologists use to grow animal viruses in the laboratory?
What do virologists use to grow animal viruses in the laboratory?
What are the three approaches to detecting viruses?
What are the three approaches to detecting viruses?
Who proposed the full structure of the tobacco mosaic virus?
Who proposed the full structure of the tobacco mosaic virus?
What did Martinus Beijerinck use to describe the mysterious agent causing TMV?
What did Martinus Beijerinck use to describe the mysterious agent causing TMV?
What is the main focus of virology?
What is the main focus of virology?
What is the main disadvantage of traditional electron microscopy when used to study viruses?
What is the main disadvantage of traditional electron microscopy when used to study viruses?
What is cryogenic electron microscopy and how is it useful for virologists?
What is cryogenic electron microscopy and how is it useful for virologists?
What did Félix d'Herelle discover about bacteriophages?
What did Félix d'Herelle discover about bacteriophages?
What is the term used to describe the degree to which a virus causes disease?
What is the term used to describe the degree to which a virus causes disease?
Who first used the term 'virus' to describe a new form of infectious agent?
Who first used the term 'virus' to describe a new form of infectious agent?
What did Friedrich Loeffler and Paul Frosch pass through a filter in 1898?
What did Friedrich Loeffler and Paul Frosch pass through a filter in 1898?
What did Félix d'Herelle discover about bacteriophages?
What did Félix d'Herelle discover about bacteriophages?
What did Wendell Stanley prove about viruses?
What did Wendell Stanley prove about viruses?
What is the name of the virus that Louis Pasteur was unable to find a causative agent for?
What is the name of the virus that Louis Pasteur was unable to find a causative agent for?
What are bacteriophages?
What are bacteriophages?
What did Dmitri Ivanovsky use the Chamberland filter to study?
What did Dmitri Ivanovsky use the Chamberland filter to study?
What breakthrough in virus growth allowed for the production of the poliovirus vaccine?
What breakthrough in virus growth allowed for the production of the poliovirus vaccine?
What was the first virus to be crystallised and have its structure elucidated in detail?
What was the first virus to be crystallised and have its structure elucidated in detail?
Who first isolated the retrovirus now called HIV?
Who first isolated the retrovirus now called HIV?
What enzyme do retroviruses use to make DNA copies of their RNA?
What enzyme do retroviruses use to make DNA copies of their RNA?
What is the term used to describe the study of the manner in which viruses cause disease?
What is the term used to describe the study of the manner in which viruses cause disease?
What did Wendell Meredith Stanley examine in 1935 and find was mostly made of protein?
What did Wendell Meredith Stanley examine in 1935 and find was mostly made of protein?
What caused the discovery of equine arterivirus and the cause of bovine virus diarrhoea (a pestivirus) in 1957?
What caused the discovery of equine arterivirus and the cause of bovine virus diarrhoea (a pestivirus) in 1957?
What is the main advantage of using electron microscopes over light microscopes for detecting viruses?
What is the main advantage of using electron microscopes over light microscopes for detecting viruses?
What is negative staining in electron microscopy?
What is negative staining in electron microscopy?
What is cryogenic electron microscopy?
What is cryogenic electron microscopy?
What are obligate intracellular parasites?
What are obligate intracellular parasites?
What is the method for growing animal viruses in the laboratory?
What is the method for growing animal viruses in the laboratory?
What is the method for growing bacteriophages in the laboratory?
What is the method for growing bacteriophages in the laboratory?
What are indicator plants used for in virology?
What are indicator plants used for in virology?
What is the main disadvantage of traditional electron microscopy when used to study viruses?
What is the main disadvantage of traditional electron microscopy when used to study viruses?
What is the method for detecting viruses indirectly using cell cultures?
What is the method for detecting viruses indirectly using cell cultures?
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