title: Virus-like particles in hepatitis A.
abstract: Distinctive 27 nm virus-like particles have been found by immune electron microscopy in faecal extracts obtained during the late incubation of naturally occurring hepatitis A infection. A variety of particles measuring 22 nm and 30 nm have also been observed. However, the predominance of the 27 nm particles suggests that these small cubic virus-like structures are closely associated with hepatitis A.
mesh_terms: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000276:immunology; D006507:Hepatovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral