Morphology

MORPHOLOGY
  • Papillomaviruses are small, non-enveloped icosahedral particles ~52-55nm diameter. There are 72 capsomers. The Papillomavirus genome consists of circular, d/s DNA ~8kbp in size, associated with cellular histones to form a chromatin-like substance.
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