Physicochemical 
                RNA, Single Strand
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                3
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                (S)
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                3
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                MW:  21 x 103, 57 x 103 and 22 x 103 daltons (2)
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                (S)
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                (S)
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            | Stability of Infectivity (effects) | 
        
        
            
                 
                
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                20%
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                <1.0 dex
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                6.4 dex (3)
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                Inactivated (4)
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            | Virion Morphology | 
        
        
            
                 
                Spherical
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                100 + 10 nm in diameter (2)
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                nm
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                nm
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                Electron microscopy (2)
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                10 nm external fringe of surface projections
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            | Morphogenesis | 
        
        
            
                 
                Cytoplasm
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                By budding into smooth-surfaced vesicles in Golgi region (4)
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            | Hemagglutination | 
        
        
            
                 
                Yes
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                SMB ext. by sucrose-acetone + sonication
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                Various
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                6.0-6.8
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                6.0
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                4dC - 37dC
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                Not dependent
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                The use of trypsinized red cells enhances agglutination (5)
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                HI, CF, NT
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                The use of trypsinized red cells enhances agglutination (5)
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