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Rhinovirus∗

Picornaviridae

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Virion

Morphology:

Icosahedral

Envelope:

No

Diameter (nm):

30

Length (nm):

–

Structural Components:

Capsid

Buoyant Density (g/mL):

1.24–1.41

Buoyant Density Method:

Metrizamide and CsCl

Lipid Composition:

No lipid

Additional Information:

Cleft (“canyon”) around five-fold axes of icosahedral symmetry
Human rhinovirus 2. Fig. 1
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Electron cryo-microscopy image reconstruction. Length of bar (nm): 10

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Medical Biochemistry, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Medical University, Dr. Bohr Gasse 9/3, Vienna, 1030, Austria

    Dieter Blaas Ph.D.

  2. Medical Biochemistry, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, Medical Faculty, Vienna Biocenter (VBC), Dr. Bohr Gasse 9/3, Vienna, 1030, Austria

    Tim Skern Ph.D.

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Blaas, D., Skern, T. (2011). Rhinovirus∗ . In: Tidona, C., Darai, G. (eds) The Springer Index of Viruses. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-95919-1_217

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