Here are some of the electron microscopy images (Scanning Electron Micrograph and Transmission Electron Micrograph) of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that causes Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
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5 thoughts on “Electron microscopy (SEM and TEM) images of SARS-CoV-2”
Dear EM Community,
Antibodies specific to the virus are now available, for example https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-18387-8. A gold-labelled antibody would be a powerful tool to identify the virus unequivocally by electron microscopy. Important are parallel experiments using different coronavirus strains, as well as uninfected rough endoplasmic reticulum, to serve as negative controls. Such work will go far to fulfill Kock’s postulate for Cov-2. Does anyone know if such work has been done or planned?
In fraternity,
Ching Lo, PhD
dear all
I need sequences of photos for (COVID – 19) on the surface ( life cycle) these photos need every one hour.
best regard
PhD. student Bakr Ahmed Taha
Originals and scale?
Images need a scale bar to help determine size.
Dear EM Community,
Antibodies specific to the virus are now available, for example https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-18387-8. A gold-labelled antibody would be a powerful tool to identify the virus unequivocally by electron microscopy. Important are parallel experiments using different coronavirus strains, as well as uninfected rough endoplasmic reticulum, to serve as negative controls. Such work will go far to fulfill Kock’s postulate for Cov-2. Does anyone know if such work has been done or planned?
In fraternity,
Ching Lo, PhD
dear all
I need sequences of photos for (COVID – 19) on the surface ( life cycle) these photos need every one hour.
best regard
PhD. student Bakr Ahmed Taha
Dears,
I found the images important. However, for a microbiologist a “scale bar” is necessary to estimate the size of virus particles.
Regards