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Microbiology General 36047acd

All of the following are general propeies of Viruses except -

A
May contain both DNA and RNA
B
Form extracellular infectious paicles
C
Heat labile
D
Not affected by antibiotics
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'a' i.e., May contain both DNA and RNA Propeies of viruses . Viruses are obligate intracellular parasites . They lack enzymes necessary for protein and nucleic acid synthesis and are dependent for replication on the synthetic machinery of host cells -4 so, they cannot grow in cell free culture media. . They do not have cellular organization. . They are unaffected by antibacterial antibiotics. . They contain only one type of nucleic acid, either RNA or DNA, never both. . They multiply by a complex process and not by binary fission. . The extracellular infections virus paicle is called the virion. . With few exceptions, viruses are very heat labile.

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