Virion
Morphology: |
Icosahedral |
Envelope: |
No |
Diameter (nm): |
12–20.7 |
Length (nm): |
– |
Structural components: |
Capsid |
Buoyant density (g/mL): |
1.35–1.37 |
Buoyant density Method: |
CsCl |
Lipid composition: |
None |
Additional information: |
Virus particles lack distinctive surface structure |
With negative contrast EM, particles, stained with uranyl acetate, measure 20.7 nm in diameter and lack distinctive surface structure (Supplied by Veterinary Sciences Division, Belfast; permission given by Daniel Todd)
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Todd, D., Mankertz, A. (2011). Circovirus. 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_47
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