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. 1969 Oct;4(4):521–527. doi: 10.1128/jvi.4.4.521-527.1969

Electron Microscopy of Equine Infectious Anemia Virus

Masanori Tajima 1,2, Hideo Nakajima 1,2, Yasuichiro Ito 1,2
PMCID: PMC375902  PMID: 4311413

Abstract

Equine infectious anemia (EIA) virus was observed in thin sections of infected cultured horse leukocytes by electron microscopy. The virus particles had a spherical shape and were between 80 and 120 nm in diameter. Most of them contained an electron-dense nucleoid 40 to 60 nm in diameter. They were observed to form by a process of budding from the plasma membrane and appeared to have thin surface projections. The particles described were not detected in uninfected cultured cells, and their appearance could be prevented by adding EIA immune serum to the inoculum. The implications of these findings in the classification of EIA virus are discussed.

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