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Table 2 Shape and size of negatively stained purified virions.

From: In vitro host range, multiplication and virion forms of recombinant viruses obtained from co-infection in vitro with a vaccinia-vectored influenza vaccine and a naturally occurring cowpox virus isolate

Shape and dimensions of purified virionsa

Virus strain

Brick

Round

 

N (%)

Length (nm)

Width (nm)

N (%)

Length (nm)

Width (nm)

CPXV-NOH1

50 (100)

293 ± 27

229 ± 23

0 (0)

-

-

MVA-HANP

25 (50)

314 ± 23

256 ± 18

25 (50)

255 ± 28

243 ± 29

Rec 1

43 (86)

303 ± 17

244 ± 15

7 (14)

272 ± 35

264 ± 35

Rec 2

32 (64)

287 ± 15

237 ± 16

18 (36)

253 ± 19

238 ± 18

Rec 3

42 (84)

300 ± 18

235 ± 12

8 (16)

251 ± 15

238 ± 18

Rec 3a

43 (86)

292 ± 15

229 ± 14

7 (14)

257 ± 11

243 ± 8

Rec 3b

47 (94)

302 ± 13

240 ± 13

3 (6)

257 ± 6

243 ± 6

  1. a 50 virions from each virus strain were randomly selected and their shapes and sizes determined.