Skip to main content

Orthohepadnavirus

Hepadnaviridae

  • Reference work entry
The Springer Index of Viruses

Virion

Morphology:

Icosahedral

Envelope:

Yes

Diameter (nm):

40–48

Length (nm):

–

Structural components:

Core, envelope

Buoyant density (g/mL):

1.24–1.26

Buoyant density method:

CsCl

Lipid composition:

 

Additional information:

 
Human hepatitis B virus. Fig. 1
figure 00881 figure 00881

Negative staining (Modified from Takahashi K et al (1976) J Immunol 117:1392–1397)

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 1,999.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book
USD 2,999.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Yanyan Zheng Ph.D. .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2011 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC

About this entry

Cite this entry

Zheng, Y., Ou, Jh.J. (2011). Orthohepadnavirus. In: Tidona, C., Darai, G. (eds) The Springer Index of Viruses. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-95919-1_88

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics