Research Article

The Surface Structure of Polyoma Virus

Journal of General Virology 1974; 24(2):359 · https://doi.org/10.1099/0022-1317-24-2-359

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Abstract

Characteristic two-side electron microscope images and three-dimensional image reconstructions confirm that the surface structure of polyoma virus is based on the icosahedral T = 7 lattice. Tilting experiments show that the lattice is right handed (T = 7d).