The outer proteinaceous coat of a virus, formed by multiple copies of one or more protein subunits and enclosing the viral nucleic acid.
The protein coating of a free virus particle.
The protective shell of protein that surrounds the genetic material of a virus.
the outer covering of protein surrounding the nucleic acid of a virus
The protein coat that encloses the nucleic acid of a virus, formed by the self-assembly of one or more protein subunits into a geometrically regular structure.
The protein "shell" of a free virus particle. This definition is from the Glossary at the UCMP site at http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss4cell.html
the protein coating or shell of a virus, which surrounds its nucleic acid (see below).
The protein coat surrounding a virus's nucleic acid (DNA or RNA).
The protein layer that encloses the nucleic acid of a phage or virus and protects it from the environment.
The protein shell that surrounds the virus nucleic acid. ( 10)
The protein coat or shell of a virus particle.
The outer shell of the virus.
The case of a virus surrounding its DNA.
the protein coat of a virion, composed of large multimeric proteins, which closely surrounds the nucleic acid.
A protein shell comprising the main structural unit of a virus particle.
The external protein shell or coat of a virus particle.