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SUMMARY

Negative staining electron microscopy was used to examine culture fluids from the H9/HTLV-III cell line after concentration by centrifugation. Characteristic retroviruslike particles bearing distinctive envelope projections were seen. The virion envelope was frequently extended in the form of a bleb or a tail. These particles were morphologically virtually indistinguishable from similar preparations of Friend murine leukaemia virus. H9/HTLV-III culture fluids contained, in addition, numerous comet-shaped particles with a dense head and flared tail. These particles were clumped by the addition of anti-HTLV-III-positive serum suggesting that they may represent intermediate forms of the virus.

Keyword(s): electron microscopy , HIV and morphology
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1987-03-01
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