Herpes-type virus particles associated with a fungus.
A cultutre of the fungus Thraustochytrium, isolated from an estuary, was infected by ani enveloped virus. The nucleocapsid measured 110 nanometers in diameter and containied a core of DNA. The virus replicated in the nucleus. These findings stronigly suggest that the particles are a herpes-type virus.
D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D003851:Deoxyribonucleases / Q000378:metabolism; D005658:Fungi / Q000166:cytology; D006564:Herpesviridae / Q000032:analysis / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D012260:Ribonucleases / Q000378:metabolism
D004279:DNA, Viral; D003851:Deoxyribonucleases; D012260:Ribonucleases