Poliovirus, TEM


Transmission electron micrograph, negative stain image of the polio virus. Poliovirus, the causative agent of poliomyelitis, is a human enterovirus and member of the family of Picornaviridae. A single-stranded positive-sense RNA virus. Poliovirus is one of the most well-characterized viruses, and has become a useful model system for understanding the biology of RNA viruses.


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