The fragmentation of incoming Semliki Forest virus nucleocapsids in mosquito (Aeries Albopictus) cells might be coupled to virion uncoating

Archives of Virology

Volumn 141, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1805-1821

  Mrkic, B ^a,b   Kempf, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Central Laboratory in Bern   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; AERIES; ALPHAVIRUS; ANIMALIA; MIRIDAE; RABBIT FIBROMA VIRUS; SEMLIKI FOREST VIRUS; TRITIUM;

EID: 0029844976     PISSN: 03048608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01718196     Document Type: Article

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