title: Baculovirus nucleocapsid aggregation (MNPV vs SNPV): an evolutionary strategy, or a product of replication conditions?
abstract: Lepidopteran nucleopolyhedroviruses are members of the Baculoviridae and have been categorized as having two morphotypes of occluded virions: multiple nucleocapsids or single nucleocapsids within the virion envelope. Although it is a definitive characteristic of specific viruses, it appears to lack a defined genetic basis and is independent of virus phylogeny. This review summarizes the factors that appear to influence this trait and the role that it may play in virus biology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 97331-3804, USA, rohrmanng@orst.edu.
authors.forename: George F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Rohrmann
mesh_terms: D016367:Baculoviridae / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D019251:Nucleocapsid / Q000378:metabolism*; D019065:Virus Assembly; D014779:Virus Replication