Leeuwenhoek lecture - Some aspects of the behaviour of certain viruses in their hosts, and of their development in the cell

Following the great tradition of Leeuwenhoek, the founder of microbiology, in whose honour this lecture has been established, I propose to give a short account of some of the results achieved by the use of the microscope, and particularly the electron microscope, in the study of viruses. I shall als...

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Published in:Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences Biological sciences, 1954-03, Vol.142 (907), p.196-207
Main Author: Smith, Kenneth Manley
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Crystals
Electron microscopes
Inclusion bodies
Inclusions
Insect vectors
Mosaic
Plant viruses
Polyhedrons
Viral diseases
Viruses
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Summary:Following the great tradition of Leeuwenhoek, the founder of microbiology, in whose honour this lecture has been established, I propose to give a short account of some of the results achieved by the use of the microscope, and particularly the electron microscope, in the study of viruses. I shall also indicate some possible future applications of this instrument in the elucidation of certain problems. I am mainly concerned with the viruses affecting plants and insects, since these have been my special study.
ISSN:0080-4649
2053-9193
2053-9193
DOI:10.1098/rspb.1954.0021