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Microscopic Image of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus

Item

Grayscale microscopic image showing a cluster of round, dark structures within a cell against a grainy background.
Title
en Microscopic Image of the SARS-CoV-2 Virus
Description
en Thin section electron microscopic image of SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of COVID-19. Spherical virus particles contain black dots, which are cross-sections through the viral nucleocapsid. In the cytoplasm of the infected cell, clusters of particles are found within the membrane-bound cisternae of the rough endoplasmic reticulum/Golgi area.
Format
en JPEG
Type
en Still Image
Language
en English
Identifier
en 23591
Date
en 2020
Note
en Caption from CDC
Source
en https://phil.cdc.gov/Details.aspx?pid=23591
Publisher
en Public Health Image Library (PHIL), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Item sets
Mondor Mural
Media
Grayscale microscopic image showing a cluster of round, dark structures within a cell against a grainy background.23591.jpg