Morphological characterization of chicken anaemia agent (CAA)

Arch Virol. 1989;109(1-2):115-20. doi: 10.1007/BF01310522.

Abstract

Chicken anaemia agent (CAA) was characterized as a virion with 25 nm in diameter, with a buoyant density in CsCl of 1.36-1.37 g/cm3, and containing a circular, single-stranded DNA genome. The virus is composed of 32 hollow morphological units representing a regular T = 3 icosahedron.

MeSH terms

  • Anemia / microbiology*
  • Anemia / veterinary*
  • Animals
  • Capsid / ultrastructure
  • Chickens / microbiology*
  • DNA Viruses / ultrastructure*
  • DNA, Circular / ultrastructure
  • DNA, Single-Stranded / ultrastructure
  • DNA, Viral / ultrastructure
  • Microscopy, Electron

Substances

  • DNA, Circular
  • DNA, Single-Stranded
  • DNA, Viral