Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy Plus Mastering Microbiology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (5th Edition)
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The complete virus particle which contains capsid, the outer membrane that help in protecting the virus and inner core nucleic acid RNA or DNA which help in spreading infection is called virion.

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