Summary

Tomogram of budding SARS-CoV-2 virus taken by Dr Jason Roberts, Head of the Electron Microscopy and Structural Virology Laboratory at the Doherty Institute on 17 April 2020. The image shows virus particle cores, coloured red, encased in their yellow-coloured viral envelopes. The parts coloured green and purple are part of the host cell, which is from an animal kidney. One of the virus particles can be seen exiting the cell in a process known as budding, which is a form of replication.

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Physical Description

Born Digital Image.

Significance

This image is sigificinant as it shows some of the biology of the COVID-19 disease. One of the virus particles can be seen exiting the cell in a process known as budding, which is a form of replication.

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