Mpox virus particles (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Mpox virus particles

Caption

Colorized transmission electron micrograph of mpox virus particles (red/yellow) found within infected VERO E6 cells (brown).  The virus particles are in various stages of maturity, which accounts for differences in shape. Captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility in Fort Detrick, Maryland.

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NIAID

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