Cucumis virus 2 in Nederland

Summary Some properties ofCucumis virus 2, occurring in The Netherlands were studied. From electron micrographs can be concluded that the virus particles are rod-shaped, with a length of about 325 m (fig. 1, 2 and 3).The thermal inactivation point, the dilution-endpoint and the length of the rods of this virus agree with those ofCucumis virus 2 as described in literature. There is a close resemblance of this virus with tobacco mosaic virus.