The virus is scientifically called the rabies virus. The genus is Lyssavirus and the family is Rhabdoviridae, but Rhabdoviridae Lyssavirus is not a taxon.FullMetalMaple wrote: I have a section on the wiki in progress about that. It is the rabies virus, but the specific family and genus is Rhabdoviridae Lyssavirus. Sometimes, you have to dig around a bit for that. There are also certain types, such as poliovirus, with names that really are that simple.
Microbe Mission B/C
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Not competing in the 2011-12 season.
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I know. I'm just pointing out that's what the family and genus are for reference purposes.amerikestrel wrote:The virus is scientifically called the rabies virus. The genus is Lyssavirus and the family is Rhabdoviridae, but Rhabdoviridae Lyssavirus is not a taxon.FullMetalMaple wrote: I have a section on the wiki in progress about that. It is the rabies virus, but the specific family and genus is Rhabdoviridae Lyssavirus. Sometimes, you have to dig around a bit for that. There are also certain types, such as poliovirus, with names that really are that simple.
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What kind of difficulty level will it be at Nationals?
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3rd Place- Can't Judge a Powder
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5th Place- Anatomy
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Um... difficult? You can't exactly predict that because of variables, such as the test writer. Looking at the topics, though, especially antimicrobial agents, I suggest you study as hard as you can. There are many different antibiotics and other defenses against bacteria that are worth knowing.
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Illinois state microbes test was super hard compared to my invites/regionals. It had a station on national level material (which I'm not complaining about, I know it sets teams apart, and we knew a good deal of it). It was technically in stations but a lot of the questions could be answered during extra time given in "duplicate" stations (two of the same station to have extra time + space for all the schools). More on content later... I'm too tired now
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There seems to be some discrepancies around how many different shapes of viruses there are. The textbook I have and other websites state there are 3- icosahedron, helix, and complex. How many different shapes are there?
Also, is polyhedral the same as icosahedron, and is binal another name for complex?
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Also, is polyhedral the same as icosahedron, and is binal another name for complex?
Thanks!
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Microbe Mission- 2nd, 3rd, 4th
WIDI- 1st, 2nd, 38th
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Microbe Mission- 2nd, 3rd, 4th
WIDI- 1st, 2nd, 38th
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I've also found that there are three. If you find anymore, the classification probably getting specific about whether the virus has a membrane envelope. I believe polyhedral is essentially the same as icosahedral, and as far as I know, binal is another name for complex.dvd wrote:There seems to be some discrepancies around how many different shapes of viruses there are. The textbook I have and other websites state there are 3- icosahedron, helix, and complex. How many different shapes are there?
Also, is polyhedral the same as icosahedron, and is binal another name for complex?
Thanks!
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are there any major (or minor) people or scientists I should know?
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I've seen questions about Hershey, Chase, and Griffith on a test. It would be good to know them. I also recommend knowing about Koch and Pasteur, and possibly Prusiner.earthbot25 wrote:are there any major (or minor) people or scientists I should know?
Otherwise, I don't think there are too many scientists in this event... not that I've seen, anyway.
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