Introductory Microbiology

Morphology of Well known viruses

 

• The complete complex of nucleic acid and protein packed as virus particle is called as nucleocapsids. Some viruses are covered with lipid bilayer which are referred as envelopes. Such viruses are referred as enveloped viruses. Some groups of viruses have complex structures with several shapes. They provide head, tail and end plates and tail fibres. The maximum of 20 different proteins will be present in these viruses.

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