@article{mbs:/content/journal/jgv/10.1099/0022-1317-22-1-81, author = "Lot, H. and Marchoux, G. and Marrou, J. and Kaper, J. M. and West, C. K. and Van Vloten-Doting, Lous and Hull, R.", title = "Evidence for Three Functional RNA Species in several Strains of Cucumber Mosaic Virus", journal= "Journal of General Virology", year = "1974", volume = "22", number = "1", pages = "81-93", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/0022-1317-22-1-81", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jgv/10.1099/0022-1317-22-1-81", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1465-2099", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "SUMMARY The RNA content of four different CMV strains was investigated. All RNA preparations always contained the four major RNA species described by Kaper & West (1972), while most preparations also contained several minor RNA species. The four largest RNAs were separated by sucrose density-gradient centrifuging and by electrophoresis on polyacrylamide gels. Combination experiments suggest, for all strains, that the genome consists of the three largest RNAs (1 + 2 + 3), while RNA 4 is not required for infectivity. The distribution of RNAs in the capsids could not be established unequivocally, and the situation possibly differs in different strains.", }