tegument

Examples of tegument in the following topics:

• Classification and Identification of Helminths

  • They lack a body cavity and have a tegument body covering.
  • They also lack a body cavity and have a tegument for body covering.

• Double-Stranded DNA Viruses: Herpesviruses

  • The envelope is joined to the capsid by means of a tegument.
  • These genes encode a variety of proteins involved in forming the capsid, tegument and envelope of the virus, as well as controlling the replication and infectivity of the virus.

• Other Diseases and Epstein-Barr Virus

  • The capsid is surrounded by a protein tegument, which in turn is surrounded by a lipid envelope.