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. 2014 Jun 27:1–42. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-470260-8.50006-3

TABLE II.

THE LHT SYSTEM IN ITS ORIGINAL 1962 FORMa

I II III IV
Nucleic acid Capsid symmetry Naked (N) or enveloped (E) Capsid diameter or no. of capsomeres Viruses Groups
100–130 Å White clover mosaic, potato X, cactus potato F, pea stripe, wheat stripe RHN 115
N 170–200 Å Tobacco mosaic, Vigna sinensis, cucumber 3 RHN 185
H 250 Å Barley stripe mosaic RNH 250
90–100 Å Influenza, fowl plague I myxo (1)
RNA e 170 Å Parainfluenzae, mumps, sendai, Newcastle disease, rinderpest, Carré disease, measles II myxo (1)
32 Turnip yellow mosaic RCN 32
C N 60 Bushystunt, polio (2)
92 Wound tumor, REO III REO
H E 90–100 Å Vaccinia, infectious pustular dermatitis Pox (3)
12 ϕX174 DCN 12
42 Polyoma, warts, SV40 Schizo (4)
N 252 Adeno, infectious canine hepatitis Adeno
DNA C Gal (5)
812 Tipula DCN 812
E 162 Herpes, varicella, pseudorabies Herpes
B N Prism Phage T2 T pairs
Icosahedron Phage of B. megaterium
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The table contains abbreviations which are those of the phanerogram.