A New Picorna-like Virus, PnPV, Isolated from Ficus Transparent Wing Moth, Perina nuda (Fabricius)
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Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 74 (1): 62-68
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Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
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62-68
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1999
Date
1999
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Wang, Chung-Hsiung
Wu, Chih-Yu
Lo, Chu-Fang
Abstract
Two viruses, Perina nuda nucleopolyhedrovirus and a new picorna-like virus, were previously isolated from P. nuda larvae with flacherie. In this study the new picorna-like virus was characterized using physical and biochemical methods. This small virus appears to belong to the family Picornaviridae and we propose the name PnPV. PnPV can be propagated in its homogenous cell line, NTU-PN-HH. PnPV purified from the cell line resembles PnPV isolated from insects: under electron microscopy, it exhibits icosahedral symmetry, measures 30 nm in diameter, and has no envelope and no distinct surface structure in negatively stained preparations. In addition, we show here that PnPV has a buoyant density of 1.381 g/ml in cesium chloride, the viral genome was composed of one single-stranded RNA molecule with a length of 10 kb, and poly(A) tract and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of purified viral particles revealed three major (31.5, 29.7, and 28.4 kDa) and three minor (27. 0, 24.5, and 4.0 kDa) structural proteins.
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