part of viral process virus maturation virion maturation biological_process GO:0098677 Maturation of a virion after separation from the host cell. Not all viruses mature after separation. In those that do, maturation typically involves rearangement and/or cleavage of viral proteins, resulting in the virion becoming competent for reinfection. viral particle maturation dos VZ:1946 2017-01-19T12:49:22Z virus particle maturation