| Educational guide Faculty of Oenology |
english |
| Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology (2009) |
 Subjects |
| VIROLOGY |
| Contents |
| IDENTIFYING DATA | 2017_18 |
| Subject | VIROLOGY | Code | 19204229 | |||||
| Study programme |
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Cycle | 1st | |||||
| Descriptors | Credits | Type | Year | Period | ||||
| 3 | Optional | 1Q |
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| Competences | Learning outcomes | Contents |
| Planning | Methodologies | Personalized attention |
| Assessment | Sources of information | Recommendations |
| Topic | Sub-topic |
| Introducció to the Virology. |
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| Structure of viruses. The capsule and the viral envelope. Receivers and host union. Diversity of viral nucleic acid. Structure and organization of the viral genome. | |
| Multiplication of viruses. Concept and molecular principles. Absorption, replication, translation and coupling. Release of viral particles. Genomic integration and oncogenic viruses. | |
| Origin and evolution of viruses. Mechanisms of diversification and emergence of new viruses. |
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| Classification of viruses. Classification tools. Viral nomenclature |
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| Animal viruses. General characteristics of viruses that affect animals and their pathology. Vaccines and anti-viral treatments. Virus as a pest control. | |
| Vegetable viruses. General characteristics of viruses affecting plants and their pathology. Transport of particles through the vascular system of plants. Infection and transmission. Technological applications. | |
| Bacteriophages: Morphology and classification. Lithic and lysogenic cycle of bacteriophages. Construction of genotypes. Fags as a vector: genetic engineering and bacteriophage manipulation. | |
| Sub-viral infectious particles. Prions Defective viruses Viroides. Satellites |
