title: Electron microscope study of mosquito densonucleosis virus maturation.
abstract: Maturation of mosquito densonucleosis virus (MDV) was studied in its natural host, Aedes aegypti L. larvae. First ultrastructural changes were observed in the cytoplasm of virus-infected cells. They consisted in the formation of paracrystalline structures containing particles 18--20 nm in diameter as well as microtubules 20 nm in diameter. Virogenic stromas and paracrystalline virion arrays were found in the nuclei of virus-infected cells.
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000382:microbiology*; D000818:Animals; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000382:microbiology; D003461:Crystallography; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000382:microbiology; D004267:DNA Viruses; D007181:Inclusion Bodies, Viral / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007304:Insect Viruses / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007814:Larva / Q000382:microbiology; D009024:Morphogenesis; D014779:Virus Replication