Morphological characterization of chicken anaemia agent (CAA).
Chicken anaemia agent (CAA) was characterized as a virion with 25 nm in diameter, with a buoyant density in CsCl of 1.36-1.37 g/cm3, and containing a circular, single-stranded DNA genome. The virus is composed of 32 hollow morphological units representing a regular T = 3 icosahedron.
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Robert-Koch-Institut des Bundesgesundheitsamtes, Berlin.
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D000740:Anemia / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D002213:Capsid / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002645:Chickens / Q000382:microbiology*; D004267:DNA Viruses / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D004270:DNA, Circular / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008854:Microscopy, Electron
D004270:DNA, Circular; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded; D004279:DNA, Viral