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00.030. Hepadnaviridae

Hepatitis B virus

Micrograph prepared by
                   Dr Hans Ackermann
Department of Microbiology
Medical Faculty
Laval University
Quebec, Canada.

Specimen stained with 2 % PTA .
The bar represents 100 nm.

Micrographs were taken with a Philips EM 300 electron microscope operated at 60 kV.

Virions (Dane particles) with and without cores.

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Virus SpeciesVirus GenusVirus FamilyHost
Hepatitis B virus Orthohepadnavirus Hepadnaviridae Homo sapiens
 

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