Transmission electron micrograph of HIV-1 virus particles (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Transmission electron micrograph of HIV-1 virus particles

Caption

Transmission electron micrograph of HIV-1 virus particles (colorized yellow/gold) replicating from an HIV-infected H9 T-cell (purple). Budding virus particles that have not yet separated from the cell appear as semi-circles. A separated, spherical immature particle is seen at center of the image. Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. 

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NIAID

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