Virion
Morphology: |
Complex |
Envelope: |
Yes |
Diameter (nm): |
250 |
Length (nm): |
350 |
Structural components: |
Over 100 polypeptides |
Buoyant density (g/mL): |
1.25–1.27 |
Buoyant density method: |
Gradient ultracentrifugation |
Lipid composition: |
Unknown |
Additional information: |
Tanapox virions are wrapped in a double envelope both in intra and extracellular spaces of infected cells |
Electron micrograph of negatively stained highly purified Tanapox virus; note tubular structures at the surface of the virion
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Essani, K., Bejcek, B.E., Seibert, K. (2011). Yatapoxvirus. 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_246
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