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. 1972 Apr;5(4):570–582. doi: 10.1128/iai.5.4.570-582.1972

Electron Microscopy Observations on a New Herpes-Type Virus Isolated from Iguana iguana and Propagated in Reptilian Cells In Vitro

R F Zeigel a, H F Clark a,1
PMCID: PMC422408  PMID: 4344304

Abstract

Ultrastructural observations on a new viral isolate, designated iguana virus, indicate that it is consistently present in intranuclear inclusions, possesses a ± 115-nm nucleocapsid, ranges from 165 to 300 nm in diameter in the enveloped form, and exhibits cubic symmetry (probably 162 capsomeres). It is concluded that it is a herpes-type virus, the morphological evidence being in agreement with and supporting the biological and physical characteristics presented by Clark and Karzon. Several fine-structural features, among them the encapsidization of small 35-nm hexagonal bodies and the viral membrane envelope enclosure of cell-derived moieties are presented and discussed.

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