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Lect. 6 composition & Architecture of plant viruses

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BROME MOSAIC VIRUS<br />

• Type member <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Bromovirus genus, family<br />

Bromoviridae<br />

• Virions are nonenveloped<br />

icosohedrals (T=3), 26 nm in<br />

diameter, contain 22% nucleic<br />

acid and 78% protein<br />

RNA1 RNA2 RNA3<br />

RNA4<br />

• BMV genome is composed<br />

<strong>of</strong> three positive sense RNAs<br />

separately encapsidated<br />

RNA1 (3.2 kb), RNA2 (2.9<br />

kb), RNA3 (2.1 kb), RNA4<br />

(0.9 kb)

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