TEM of Polyomavirus

  • Debbie Marshall
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TEM of Polyomavirus. Debbie Marshall. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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A transmission electron micrograph of a virus of the genus Polyomavirus, an oncogenic virus that causes neoplasia in newborn mice. It contains double-stranded ciruclar DNA enclosed in a 72-capsomer naked icosahedral capsid, 45-55 nm in diameter. Widespread in wild and laboratory mouse populations.

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