Abstract
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCM) virus was observed by electron microscopy in thin sections of infected tissue cultures. The particles were pleomorphic and varied greatly in size. The smaller particles (50 to 200 nm) appeared to be spherical, whereas the largest (over 200 nm) were often cup-shaped. All particles contained one to eight or more electron-dense granules which were removed by ribonuclease. The particles were formed by budding from the plasma membrane and appeared to have spikes. The morphological evidence suggests that LCM should be considered as belonging to the presently unclassified group of lipoprotein-enveloped ribonucleic acid viruses.
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