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Fine Structure of Tobacco Mosaic Virus

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ALTHOUGH tobacco mosaic was one of the first viruses to be examined in the electron microscope, electron microscopy has failed to reveal any fine structure, even though it has been repeatedly looked for1,2, especially since the introduction3 of metal shadow casting in 1945.

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  1. Gates and Crellin Laboratories of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California

    RICHARD F. BAKER

  2. Department of Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

    RICHARD F. BAKER

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BAKER, R. Fine Structure of Tobacco Mosaic Virus. Nature 178, 636–637 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/178636a0

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