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Inclusion-Type Insect Viruses

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Part of the book series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology ((CT MICROBIOLOGY,volume 42))

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The best known insect viruses cause the formation of inclusions in the cells they infect. They were first observed in the mid-nineteenth century and since then have received considerable attention from entomologists and microbiologists. In recent years, several authors have reviewed studies on this group of viruses (Bergold, 1958; Aizawa, 1963; Smith, 1963; Huger, 1963) and the present review will be concerned more specifically with structure and chemistry, the infection process, quantitative virus-host relationships and the natural occurrence of viruses in their host populations. The nuclear-polyhedroses of Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera (Sawflies), the cytoplasmic polyhedroses of Lepidoptera and the granuloses of Lepidoptera are discussed in detail.

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Stairs, G.R. (1968). Inclusion-Type Insect Viruses. In: Maramorosch, K. (eds) Insect Viruses. Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, vol 42. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-46115-6_1

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