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