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Cores of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) were observed using negative staining for electron microscopy. On the surfaces of cores isolated from viral particles with a Nonidet P40 and glutaraldehyde mixture, mortar-like units were detected in the wide and narrow margins. In some of the cores which were burst with distilled water, the units were linked together revealing a beaded structure.
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Fukui, T. An ultrastructural observation of negatively-stained human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) cores. Med Electron Microsc 28, 50–53 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02347974
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02347974