Physicochemical 
                
             | 
              | 
        
        
            
                 
                
             | 
            
                 
                
             | 
            
                 
                (S)
             | 
        
        
            
                 
                
             | 
            
                 
                
             | 
            
                 
                
             | 
        
        
            
                 
                
             | 
            
                 
                
             | 
        
        
            
                 
                
             | 
            
                 
                
             | 
        
        
            
                 
                
             | 
            
                 
                (S)
            | 
        
        
            
                 
                
             | 
            
                 
                (S)
             | 
        
        
            
  | 
        
        
            | Stability of Infectivity (effects) | 
        
        
            
                 
                
             | 
        
        
            
                 
                
             | 
            
                 
                
             | 
            
                 
                
             | 
        
        
            
                 
                1:400
             | 
            
                 
                <2 dex
             | 
            
                 
                5.2 dex
             | 
        
        
            
                 
                
             | 
            
                 
                
             | 
            
                 
                
             | 
        
        
            
                 
                
             | 
        
        
            
  | 
        
        
            | Virion Morphology | 
        
        
            
                 
                
             | 
            
                 
                40-50 nm
             | 
        
        
            
                 
                nm
             | 
            
                 
                nm
             | 
        
        
            
                 
                Electron microscopy (5)
             | 
            
                 
                Envelope present
             | 
            
                 
                30nm nucleocapsid morphologically
             | 
        
        
            
  | 
        
        
            | Morphogenesis | 
        
        
            
                 
                
             | 
            
                 
                
             | 
            
                 
                
             | 
        
        
            
                 
                
             | 
            
                 
                
             | 
        
        
            
  | 
        
        
            | Hemagglutination | 
        
        
            
                 
                Yes
             | 
            
                 
                SMB, carcass, blood ext. by acetone-ether or sucrose-acetone +
              prot. tr.
             | 
            
                 
                Goose
             | 
        
        
            
                 
                6.0-6.4
             | 
            
                 
                6.4
             | 
        
        
            
                 
                Not tested
             | 
            
                 
                37dC used routinely
             | 
        
        
            
                 
                Good antigens obtained by sucrose-acetone ext.of whole blood col.
              48 hours after ip inoc. of SM with 4 dex LD50
             | 
        
        
            
                 
                HI, CF, NT
             | 
        
        
            
                 
                Good antigens obtained by sucrose-acetone ext.of whole blood col.
              48 hours after ip inoc. of SM with 4 dex LD50
             | 
        
        
            |   |