Morphological Comparison of Machupo with Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus: Basis for a New Taxonomic Group |
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| Authors: | Frederick A. Murphy Patricia A. Webb Karl M. Johnson Sylvia G. Whitfield |
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| Affiliation: | National Communicable Disease Center, Health Services and Mental Health Administration, Atlanta, Georgia 30333;Middle America Research Unit, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Balboa Heights, Canal Zone |
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| Abstract: | Striking morphologic similarities between Machupo, Tacaribe, and lymphocytic choriomeningitis viruses were found by thin-section electron microscopy. It is proposed that these viruses be brought together into a single taxonomic group. |
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