[Morphogenesis of Okhotsky virus from the genus orbisvirus]. / Morfogenez virusa Okhotskii iz roda orbisvirusov

ABSTRACT

Morphogenesis of Okhotsky virus isolated in the USSR was studied. Virions of 50-65 nm in diameter were found in the peripheral zone of cytoplasmic matrices. Crystalline-like arrays of virions were observed not reported by other investigators studying morphogenesis of orbisviruses. Besides, not directly associated with matrices, crystalline arrays of some proteins were found in infected cells for the first time with orbisviruses. Nevertheless the main stages of morphogenesis of Okhotsky virus were similar to those of other members of the orbisvirus group.