Deletion of the UL21 gene in Pseudorabies virus results in the formation of DNA-deprived capsids: An electron microscopy study

Veterinary Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 47-54

  Wagenaar, Frans ^a   Pol, Jan M A ^a   De Wind, Niels ^b   Kimman, Tjeerd G ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Morphology; Pseudorabies virus; UL21 gene

Indexed keywords

HERPES; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; MIRIDAE; SUID HERPESVIRUS 1; SUIDAE;

CAPSID PROTEIN; UL21 PROTEIN, PSEUDORABIES VIRUS; VIRUS DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENETICS; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSEUDORABIES HERPETOVIRUS; SWINE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VIRUS CAPSID; VIRUS GENE;

ANIMALS; CAPSID; CAPSID PROTEINS; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA, VIRAL; GENES, VIRAL; HERPESVIRUS 1, SUID; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUTATION; SWINE;

EID: 0035234908     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/vetres:2001108     Document Type: Article

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