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Definition
: The infective system of a virus, composed of the viral genome, a protein core, and a protein coat called a capsid, which may be naked or enclosed in a lipoprotein envelope called the peplos.
Examples
Nucleocapsid
Other names
Virus Particle; Virus Particles; Virions; Particles, Virus; Particles, Viral; Particle, Virus; Particle, Viral; Viral Particles; Viral Particle
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
p40 protein, nuclear polyhedrosis virus
148196-71-8
*Viral Proteins
Virion
Nucleopolyhedrovirus.
J Invertebr Pathol 1991 Sep;58(2):290-3