Dr. Naresh Khanduri, Ph.

D (Faculty of Medicine)

Morphology of Bacterial Cell

 Dr. Naresh Khanduri, Ph.D (Faculty of Medicine)

VIRUS

1. They do not possess any cellular organization and hence they are acellular
2. This means they lack most of the cell components like organelles, plasma membrane,
ribosomes, etc.
3. Hence they may usage of the host machinery in order to replicate.
4. Virions range in size from about 10 to 400 nm in diameter
5. The virion contains a nucleic acid core and an outer protein coating called- capsid.
6. The capsid is composed of a large number of protein subunits called capsomeres.
7. within a protein coat held there is nucleocapsid ( composed of a nucleic acid, usually
either DNA or RNA)
8. Some viruses also contain an outer envelope made of proteins and phospholipids.
9. Those virions having an envelope are called enveloped viruses; whereas those lacking an
envelope are called naked viruses
10. The various morphological types of viruses primarily result from the combination of a
particular type of capsid symmetry. There are three types of capsid symmetry: helical,
icosahedral, and complex