Virus morphology: Insights from super-resolution fluorescence microscopy.
Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis
; 1868(4): 166347, 2022 04 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1636951
ABSTRACT
As epitomised by the COVID-19 pandemic, diseases caused by viruses are one of the greatest health and economic burdens to human society. Viruses are 'nanostructures', and their small size (typically less than 200 nm in diameter) can make it challenging to obtain images of their morphology and structure. Recent advances in fluorescence microscopy have given rise to super-resolution techniques, which have enabled the structure of viruses to be visualised directly at a resolution in the order of 20 nm. This mini-review discusses how recent state-of-the-art super-resolution imaging technologies are providing new nanoscale insights into virus structure.
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Main subject:
Viruses
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Microscopy, Fluorescence
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis
Year:
2022
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Article
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