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When a Virus‐like Particle is a Virus
Author(s) -
Kassanis Basil
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of phytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1439-0434
pISSN - 0931-1785
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0434.1984.tb00781.x
Subject(s) - biology , virus , virology , particle (ecology) , term (time) , ecology , physics , quantum mechanics
Reasons are given why the term “virus‐like particle” should not be used when describing viruses of the cryptic group. Also, an attempt is made to define viruses taking into consideration recent knowledge.