3-D Graphical Representation of a Number of Rotavirus Virions (IMAGE)

Baylor College of Medicine

3-D Graphical Representation of a Number of Rotavirus Virions

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The organism's characteristic wheel-like appearance under the electron microscope gives the rotavirus its name from the Latin word 'rota,' meaning 'wheel.'

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CDC/Jessica A. Allen/Allisa Eckert

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