Varicellovirus

Osterrieder, Klaus; Mettenleiter, Thomas C.

doi:10.1007/978-0-387-95919-1_94

Klaus Osterrieder DVM, Ph.D.³ &
Thomas C. Mettenleiter Ph.D.⁴

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Virion

Morphology:	Icosahedral (T = 16)
Envelope:	Yes
Diameter (nm):	150–180
Length (nm):	–
Structural components:	Core, capsid, tegument, envelope
Buoyant density (g/mL):	1.27–1.29
Buoyant density method:	Sucrose
Lipid composition:	Envelope lipids are derived from vesicles of the TGN and endosomal compartments
Additional information:	Nucleocapsid is surrounded by tegument proteins and envelope

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Institut für Virologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Philippstr. 13, Berlin, 10115, Germany
Klaus Osterrieder DVM, Ph.D.
Molecular Biology and Infectologly, Friedrich Löffler Institut, Südufer 10, Greifswald Insel Riems, 17498, Germany
Thomas C. Mettenleiter Ph.D.

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Osterrieder, K., Mettenleiter, T.C. (2011). Varicellovirus. 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_94

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