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A multiply enveloped nuclear polyhedrosis virus fromMamestra brassicae has been shown to be morphologically similar to other baculoviruses. The virus particles contain 13 polypeptides of which 4 are associated with the nucleocapsid. The polyhedron comprises of one major polypeptide of molecular weight 28,000. The DNA has a mol. wt. of about 1.15×108, which is larger than that reported for other baculoviruses. The DNA is a circular, supercoiled molecule of CG mol. fraction 0.448. DNA fragments produced by a range of restriction enzymes are presented as an aid to identification.
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Kelly, D.C., Brown, D.A. Biochemical and biophysical properties of aMamestra brassicae multiple enveloped nuclear polyhedrosis virus. Archives of Virology 66, 133–141 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01314981
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