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Electron Microscopy of Infectious Agents

Case 2: Adenovirus Infection in Liver

Discussion

Adenovirus is a DNA virus which replicates in the nucleus and gains access to the cytoplasm when the nucleus degenerates ¹. The size range is 70-80 nm. Each particle consists of 252 capsomeres arranged in icosahedral symmetry ².

References

1. Orenstein, J.M.: The role of electron microscopy in infectious disease diagnosis.J. Histotechnol 18:211-224, 1995.
2. Hsiung, G.D.: Diagnostic Virology, Illustrated by Light and Electron Microscopy, Third Edition, Yale University Press, pp 182-194, 1982.

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