Physicochemical 
                RNA
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                (S)
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                (S)
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                (S)
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            | Stability of Infectivity (effects) | 
        
        
            
                 
                
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                10%
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                2.5 dex
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                5.0 dex
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                10%
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                <1.0 dex
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                5.0 dex
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                Inact. at 56C, 1 hr.
              Stabilized by foetal calf serum at 4C, 37C and -20C.
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            | Virion Morphology | 
        
        
            
                 
                Bullet-shaped and cone-shaped
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                50-85 x 125-185 nm
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                nm
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                Electron microscopy
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            | Morphogenesis | 
        
        
            
                 
                
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            | Hemagglutination | 
        
        
            
                 
                Not tried
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                IF, NT, CF
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