Abstract
<jats:p>Virus-like particles (VLPs) were observed in thin sections of the plumose anemone, <jats:italic>Metridium senile</jats:italic>, collected from seawater off the west coast of Sweden in 1969. The VLPs were observed in the nucleus of spiroblasts and amoebocytes; they were either pentagonal or hexagonal in section, indicating an icosahedral structure. Virus-like particles were ∼60 nm in diameter, with an electron-dense core 40 nm in width; they had no apparent tail. This is the first substantial report of viruses observed in sea anemone cells.</jats:p>
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 879-880 |
| Number of pages | 0 |
| Journal | Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| Publication status | Published - Oct 2001 |