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Electron microscopy of plant tissues infected with potato viruses A and S

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Electron microscopy of ultrathin sections of plant tissues infected with potato virus A, revealed pinwheel inclusions and electrondense bundles. In tissues infected with potato virus S bundles of particles or accumulations of closely packed black dots were observed.

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  1. J. A. De Bokx

    Present address: Instituut voor Plantenziektenkundig Onderzoek (IPO), Binnenhaven 12, Postbus 42, Wageningen, the Netherlands

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    H. A. J. I. Waterreus

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De Bokx, J.A., Waterreus, H.A.J.I. Electron microscopy of plant tissues infected with potato viruses A and S. Netherlands Journal of Plant Pathology 77, 106–112 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02000550

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