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PLoS Pathogens Issue Image | Vol. 2(12) December 2006

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Influenza virus particles

This negative-stained transmission electron micrograph (TEM) depicts the ultrastructural details of a number of influenza virus particles, or "virions." A member of the taxonomic family Orthomyxoviridae, the influenza virus is a single-stranded RNA organism (see Nelson et al).

Image Credit: F. A. Murphy, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Influenza virus particles

This negative-stained transmission electron micrograph (TEM) depicts the ultrastructural details of a number of influenza virus particles, or "virions." A member of the taxonomic family Orthomyxoviridae, the influenza virus is a single-stranded RNA organism (see Nelson et al).

Image Credit: F. A. Murphy, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

https://doi.org/10.1371/image.ppat.v02.i12.g001