BIOL 5133 - General Virology

3 Hours. Basic principles relevant to bacteriophages, plant and insect viruses; biochemistry of viral infection in hosts; and ecology of viruses. In vitro and in vivo demonstrations of basic phenomena associated with replication and biological properties of viruses. Note: No student may earn credit in both BIOL 4133 and BIOL 5133. Prerequisite: BIOL 2224; BIOL 3114 recommended.