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The ultrastructure of human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) was determined by negative stain and thin section electron microscopy (EM). Some virus particles had surface projections about 10 nm in length which were evenly spaced. Nonidet P40-treated particles which were penetrated by stain revealed a distinctive off-centre cone-shaped core and, in addition, free-lying cores were also seen in detergent-treated preparations. The surface of the cores was composed of a layer of small subunits. The structure of HIV-2 determined by thin section EM was the same as that deduced by negative stain EM.

Keyword(s): AIDS , electron microscopy and HIV-2
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1988-06-01
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