Human rotavirus virus

Micrograph prepared by

	Research School of Biological Sciences Australian National University Canberra, Australia.
	Formerly at Hygiene Institute Medical Faculty J-W-Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

Specimen stained with 3 % PTA .
The bar represents 100 nm.
Primary magnification 100,000 x
Micrographs were taken with a Siemens 102 electron mircoscope operated at 100 kV.

Virion appear smooth when both shells (outer and inner capsid) are intact. Note the thin array of spikes on the upper right particle and between the particles. The lower particle displays a dark core, thus highlighting the two layers of the capsid.

Taxonomic Descriptions

Virus Species	Virus Genus	Virus Family	Host
human rotavirus	Rotavirus	Reoviridae	Homo sapiens

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