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Capsomer Definitions:
Ring-shaped morphological unit of which icosahedral capsids are constructed.
Prescott's Microbiology 9th Edition by Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood, Christopher J. Woolverton
A protein subunit of a viral capsid.
Essential Microbiology by Stuart Hogg
A subunit of the virus capsid shaped as a triangle or disc.
Foundations in Microbiology by Kathleen Park Talaro, Arthur Talaro
Capsomer Notes:
Capsomeres are the subunits of capsids. Capsids are the outer covering made of proteins that provides protection to the viral genetic material. Self-assembly of capsomeres can form the capsid. Capsomeres are made up of subunits called protomers.
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