Hepatitis B virus particles, TEM

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Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) particles. Each particle consists of an outer lipid envelope (yellow) surrounding a protein nucleocapsid (orange). Within the nucleocapsid is the virus's DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) genome. HBV causes hepatitis B, a disease characterised by inflammation of the liver, which can lead to liver cirrhosis, cancer and death.

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