The Morphology of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus as Shown by Negative Staining Electron Microscopy Free

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Negative staining electron microscopy was used to study sucrose gradient-purified preparations of the simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV). Both isolated and aggregated virus particles were observed together with some free-lying virus cores. The cores were 110 nm long and 25 to 50 nm wide and were mainly conical or wedge-like in shape. Surface projections were seen on the envelope membrane of many of the virus particles; the knobs were approximately 6 nm in length, 10 nm wide and from an end-on view they had a Y or triangular-shaped morphology.

Keyword(s): electron microscopy , morphology and SIV
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