Answer:
Type of nucleic acid
Strandness of type of nucleic acid (positive /negative)
colony growth characteristics
Hosts infected
Capsid shape
Disease symptoms
presence or absence of envelop
presence or absence of capsid shape
Explanation:
The characteristics that can be utilized when classifying/categorizing viruses are :
Type of nucleic acid
Strandness of type of nucleic acid (positive /negative)
colony growth characteristics
Hosts infected
Capsid shape
Disease symptoms
presence or absence of envelop
presence or absence of capsid shape
The Remaining two categories i.e Gram stain category and fermentation of different sugars cannot be used to classify or categorize viruses but they can be applied for the categorization of Bacteria
