Course Description
Nature of plant viruses, replication and gene expression, movement and host range, purification, serology, control, and resistance.
Athena Title
Plant Virology
Prerequisite
PATH 3530-3530L and PBIO(CRSS)(BIOL) 4500/6500
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students are expected to have a general understanding of plant virology. This includes understanding the diversity of plant virus groups and plant responses to viral infections, viral infection cycles and the underlying molecular events of the cycles, viral replication and gene expression strategies, virus movement and spread, plant resistance to viruses (natural and genetically engineered) and virus ecology/epidemiology used to design plant virus management programs. Students will be evaluated on exam scores (85% - three exams) and a presentation (15% - a 30 minute seminar on a recently published virology topic). Note: The course syllabus is a general plan for the course; deviations announced to the class by the instructor may be necessary.
Topical Outline
What is a virus? Symptomology Virus composition Architecture and Assembly Taxonomy Genome Similarities Disassembly RNA Replication: Initial Events Replication Gene Expression Regulation of Gene Expression Cell-to-cell Movement Long-Distance Movement Host Range Transmission Virus-host interaction Molecular Based Control Strategies Against Viral Diseases Pathogen-derived resistance Resistance genes Epidemiology Virus evolution Viroids Satellite Viruses Satellite RNAs
Syllabus
Public CV