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Physicochemical
Pieces (number of genome segments)	Infectivity	Sedimentation Coefficients(s) (S)
Percentage wt, of Virion Protein	Lipid	Carbohydrate
Virion Polypeptides: Number	Details
Non-virion Polypeptides: Number	Details
Virion Density	Sedimentation Coefficients(s) (S)
Nucleocapsid Density	Sedimentation Coefficients(s) (S)

Stability of Infectivity (effects)
pH (infective range)
Lipid Solvent (ether - % used to test) 1:10	After Treatment Titer 3.0 dex	Control Titer 6.3 dex
Lipid Solvent (chloroform)	After Treatment Titer	Control Titer
Lipid Solvent (deoxycholate)	After Treatment Titer 5.0 dex	Control Titer 5.6 dex
Other (formalin, radiation) Chlortetracycline resistant

Virion Morphology
Shape	Dimensions 100-140 nm
Mean nm	Range nm
Measurement Method Sucrose gradient centrifugation	Surface Projections/Envelope	Nucleocapsid Dimensions, Symmetry

Morphogenesis
Site of Constituent Formation in Cell	Site of Virion Assembly	Site of Virion Accumulation
Inclusion Bodies	Other

Hemagglutination
Hemaggiutination Yes	Antigen Source SMB ext. by sucrose-acetone	Erythrocytes (species used) Goose
pH Range 5.8-6.2	pH Optimum 5.8-6.2
Temperature Range 4dC - 37dC	Temperature Optimum
Remarks Sonication after extraction improves titer; maximum titer obtained =1:32
Serologic Methods Recommended CF, HI, NT
Footnotes Sonication after extraction improves titer; maximum titer obtained =1:32