00.001. Adenoviridae

00.001.0.01. Adenovirus

Electron micrographs presented by Linda Stannard

Department of Medical Microbiology
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa.

"Adenoviruses are non-enveloped icosahedral particles. The capsid is build up from 252 capsomers ( T=25 ), of which 240 are hexivalent and 12 (situated at the apex) pentavalent.

A pento fibre projects from each apex. The pento fibres consist of a slender shaft with a globular head. They are involved in the process of attachment of the virus particle to the host cell. Fibres easily become detached during preparation for electron microscopy."

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Virus Species	Virus Genus	Virus Family	Host
adenovirus	Mastadenovirus	Adenoviridae	Homo sapiens