Virion
Morphology: |
Rod-shaped |
Envelope: |
No |
Diameter (nm): |
18 |
Length (nm): |
300–360 |
Structural components: |
Core, 48 kDa capsid with 5 nm pitch |
Buoyant density (g/mL): |
1.27 |
Buoyant density method: |
Cs2SO4 |
Lipid composition: |
|
Additional information: |
Extremely labile; low titer in host; mechanical transmission difficult |
Particles from lettuce with symptoms of lettuce big-vein; stained with uranyl acetate 1%, pH 7; particles are usually not this abundant. Length of bar (nm): 100 (Courtesy of K. Ishikawa, WeNARC, Zentuji, Japan)
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Sasaya, T., Milne, R.G., Campbell, R.N., Vetten, H.J. (2011). Varicosavirus. 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_340
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