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Abstract
When the growth kinetics of immature hepatitis A virus provirions and mature virions were monitored, distinct eclipse phases were noted for both types of particles. Strikingly, uncoating of virions occurred around 4 h postinfection, while uncoating of provirions occurred predominantly between 8 and 10 h postinfection. It is proposed that the heterogeneous mixture of infectious hepatitis A virus particles (virions and provirions) typically present in inocula is responsible for the normally asynchronous nature of hepatitis A virus uncoating kinetics.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10708462 PMCID: PMC111846 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.74.7.3423-3426.2000
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103