Virion
Morphology: |
Spherical |
Envelope: |
Yes |
Diameter (nm): |
40–60 |
Length (nm): |
– |
Structural components: |
Capsid protein (C), glycoproteins (Erns, E1, E2) |
Buoyant density (g/mL): |
1.11–1.15 |
Buoyant density method: |
CsCl, sucrose |
Lipid composition: |
Not known |
Additional information: |
The virion envelope has 10–12 nm ring-like subunits on its surface |
Ultrathin section of extracellular mature virions. Length of bar (nm): 100 (With permission of M. König, Institut für Virologie, 35392 Giessen, Germany)
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Becher, P., Thiel, HJ. (2011). Pestivirus. 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_69
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