| Value |
680
nm
|
| Organism |
Virus Megavirus chilensis |
| Reference |
Arslan D, Legendre M, Seltzer V, Abergel C, Claverie JM. Distant Mimivirus relative with a larger genome highlights the fundamental features of Megaviridae. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Oct 18 108(42):17486-91. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1110889108. p.17486PubMed ID21987820
|
| Method |
Transmission electronic microscopy (TEM) |
| Comments |
"The Megavirus
fibers are noticeably shorter [than mimivirus] (75 ± 5 nm compared with 120 ±
5 nm for Mimivirus) and cover a capsid slightly larger in diameter
(440 ± 10 nm, compared with 390 ± 10 nm for Mimivirus).
These dimensions refer to dehydrated virions as prepared
for thin section transmission electronic microscopy (TEM),
which induce an ˜20% shrinking of the capsids (17). Native
Megavirus icosasedral capsids are thus 520 nm in diameter,
corresponding to a total particle diameter of 680 nm." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
109735 |