Physicochemical
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(S)
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Very resistant to exposure at environmental and higher temperatures(5)
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(S)
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(S)
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| Stability of Infectivity (effects) |
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<1.0 dex
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7.2 dex
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Sensitive to chloroform, sodium dodecyl sulphate, hypochlorite.
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| Virion Morphology |
Usually hexagonal
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EM of thin section disrupted cells (3,4)
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Envelope observed. 175-215 nm
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Capsid has dense outer shell, central nucleoid = 7
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| Hemagglutination |
No
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Cell cultures; pig tissues tr.by tween-ether; ether, ether-acetone
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Pig
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Various
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* There is no recognized prototype strain. Pig, warthog, and tick isolates are available in large numbers at low passage levels.
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Haemadsorption-inhibition and agar-gel diffusion p
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* There is no recognized prototype strain. Pig, warthog, and tick isolates are available in large numbers at low passage levels.
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