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. 2021 Oct 22;12(1):2670–2702. doi: 10.1080/21505594.2021.1982373

Figure 1.

Figure 1.

The HSV virion. The linear double stranded DNA forms the core of the virion and is protected by the icosahedral capsid. The tegument, composed of many viral and cellular proteins surrounds the capsid and connects it with the envelope, where the viral glycoproteins and other membrane associated proteins are embedded