Electron-microscopic observations on the maturation of a cytoplasmic-polyhedrosis virus

Donald B. Stoltz, William L. Hilsenhoff

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Abstract

A new cytoplasmic-polyhedrosis virus has been found in larvae of Chironomus plumosus (Diptera: Chironomidae). Larvae die of a massive virus infection in the midgut epithelium. With phase-contrast microscopy, two different types of inclusion bodies can be distinguished in the cytoplasm of infected cells. These correspond in the electron microscope to areas of viral multiplication (largely free virus) and accumulations of polyhedra (occluded virus). In the course of virus maturation, free viruses are individually invested with a thick layer of polyhedral protein. Subsequent to this, the protein coats of adjacent viruses apparently fuse to form polyhedra.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)39-48
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Invertebrate Pathology
Volume14
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 1969
Externally publishedYes

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Funding Information:
This investigation was supported in part by a grant from the National Research Council of Canada and by United States Public Health Service Research Grant Gh4-13198-02.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

PubMed: MeSH publication types

  • Journal Article

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Stoltz, D. B., & Hilsenhoff, W. L. (1969). Electron-microscopic observations on the maturation of a cytoplasmic-polyhedrosis virus. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 14(1), 39-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-2011(69)90008-1