Colorized scanning electron micrograph of CCL-81 cells (purple) infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (yellow), isolated from a patient sample. The

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Colorized scanning electron micrograph of CCL-81 cells (purple) infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (yellow), isolated from a patient sample. The tentacle-like protrusions from the cells are filapodia, which extend from infected cells, attach to neighboring cells, and promote viral infection as a transport system for virus particles. Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland.

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