Virion
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Morphology: |
Icosahedral |
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Envelope: |
No |
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Diameter (nm): |
30 |
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Length (nm): |
– |
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Structural components: |
RNA, capsid composed of 60 copies of each of four proteins |
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Buoyant density (g/mL): |
1.43 |
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Buoyant density method: |
CsCl |
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Lipid composition: |
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Additional information: |
Atomic structure solved at 2.9 Å; virion unstable below pH7, disintegrating to release the RNA and produce a well-defined subunit |
Electron micrograph showing particles with a diameter of 30 nm
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Grubman, M.J., de los Santos, T. (2011). Aphthovirus. 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_210
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