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            | Stability of Infectivity (effects) | 
        
        
            
                 
                6 dex of infectivity inactivated at pH 3.0
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                20%
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                3.2 dex
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                6.6 dex
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                1:1000
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                <2.5 dex
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                6.6 dex
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            | Virion Morphology | 
        
        
            
                 
                Spherical
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                80 nm
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                84nmnm
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                77-97nm
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                Electron microscopy of thin sections
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                Enveloped
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            | Morphogenesis | 
        
        
            
                 
                
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            | Hemagglutination | 
        
        
            
                 
                Yes
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                SMB ext. by sucrose-acetone
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                Goose
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                5.75-6.2
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                6.0
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                22dC, 37dC
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                37dC
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                HA production is difficult, usually of poor titer
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                CF, NT, HI
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                HA production is difficult, usually of poor titer
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