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Electron and immunoelectron microscopy of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV)

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Rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) had a calicivirus-like structure and a diameter of 31.5–33.0 nm. Antigenic relationship between the investigated RHDV strain and the causal agent of RHD in China was demonstrated by immunoelectron microscopy.

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    L. Valíček, B. Šmíd, L. Rodák & J. Kudrna

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Valíček, L., Šmíd, B., Rodák, L. et al. Electron and immunoelectron microscopy of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV). Archives of Virology 112, 271–275 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01323171

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