Back غلاف الفيروس Arabic Embolcall víric Catalan Virový obal Czech Membrankappe Danish Virushülle German Envoltura vírica Spanish Birus bilgarri Basque پوشش ویروس Persian Enveloppe virale French Imchlúdach víris Irish
A viral envelope is the outermost layer of many types of viruses.[1] It protects the genetic material in their life cycle when traveling between host cells. Not all viruses have envelopes. A viral envelope protein or E protein is a protein in the envelope, which may be acquired by the capsid from an infected host cell.
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