Determining the Size of Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis Virus by Filtration

Abstract

The approximate size of the H strain of non-A, non-B (NANB) hepatitis virus was determined by filtration through polycarbonate membranes. The accuracy and reproducibility of such filtrations were monitored by filtering selected reference viruses. These studies indicate that strain H, representative of the principal blood-borne NANB hepatitis virus, is 30-60 nm in diameter. It is therefore highly unlikely that NANB hepatitis virus is a retrovirus, as has been suggested.

Keywords

VirologyHepatitis virusVirusHepatitis a virusFiltration (mathematics)HepatitisReproducibilityStrain (injury)Virus strainBiologyChemistryChromatographyMathematics

MeSH Terms

AnimalsFiltrationHepatitis CHepatitis VirusesHepatitisViralHumanHumansPan troglodytes

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Year: 1987
Type: article
Volume: 156
Issue: 4
Pages: 636-640
Citations: 168
Access: Closed

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                                    Ling He, 
                                
                                    David W. Alling, 
                                
                                    T J Popkin
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1987). 
                            Determining the Size of Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis Virus by Filtration. 
                            The Journal of Infectious Diseases
                            , 156
                            (4)
                            , 636-640.
                            https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/156.4.636
                        

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DOI: 10.1093/infdis/156.4.636
PMID: 3114389

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