A scanning electron micrograph of a cell heavily infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

A scanning electron micrograph of a cell heavily infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles

Caption

Colorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell heavily infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (yellow), isolated from a patient sample. The black area in the image is extracellular space between the cells. Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland.

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NIAID

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