Virion
Morphology: |
icosahedral |
Envelope: |
no |
Diameter [nm]: |
28–30 |
Length [nm]: |
- |
Structural components: |
capsid |
Buoyant density [g/mL]: |
1.28–1.53 |
Additional information: |
virus preparations contain 3 types of particles differing by their nucleic acid content and buoyant density |
Purified virion preparation; note the presence of empty particles where the electron-dense stain has entered
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Dunez, J., Le Gall, O. (2011). Nepovirus‡ . 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_55
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