Viruses utilize many different strategies to evade the immune response after infection. One strategy, illustrated in Figure , is an effect on virus-infected cells.
The virus used in this experiment is most likely:
A) An RNA virus with a segmented genome
B) A retrovirus
C) A negatively stranded RNA virus
D) A large DNA virus
E) A virus that establishes latency in the host

Question

Viruses utilize many different strategies to evade the immune response after infection. One strategy, illustrated in Figure , is an effect on virus-infected cells.  
 The virus used in this experiment is most likely:
A) An RNA virus with a segmented genome 
B) A retrovirus 
C) A negatively stranded RNA virus 
D) A large DNA virus 
E) A virus that establishes latency in the host

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The figure shows that the virus is affecting the elongation of microtubules, which indicates that it is a large DNA virus. RNA viruses, retroviruses, and negatively stranded RNA viruses do not typically have this effect on the host cell's microtubules. Latency is also not relevant to this particular strategy of immune evasion.

Viruses Utilize Many Different Strategies to Evade the Immune Response