Morphologic Differentiation of Viruses beyond the Family Level
Electron microscopy has been instrumental in the identification of viruses by being able to characterize a virus to the family level. There are a few cases where morphologic or morphogenesis factors can be used to differentiate further, to the genus level. These include viruses in the families Poxv...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2014-12-01
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Series: | Viruses |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/6/12/4902 |
Summary: | Electron microscopy has been instrumental in the identification of viruses by being able to characterize a virus to the family level. There are a few cases where morphologic or morphogenesis factors can be used to differentiate further, to the genus level. These include viruses in the families Poxviridae, Reoviridae, Retroviridae, Herpesviridae, Filoviridae, and Bunyaviridae. |
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ISSN: | 1999-4915 |