Image: SARS-CoV-2 PHIL23640
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Description: Electron microscopic image of a negatively stained particle of SARS-CoV-2, causative agent of COVID-19. Note the prominent spikes from which the coronavirus gets its name for “corona”, or “crown-like”.
Title: SARS-CoV-2 PHIL23640
Credit: This media comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Public Health Image Library (PHIL), with identification number #23640. Note: Not all PHIL images are public domain; be sure to check copyright status and credit authors and content providers. العربية | Deutsch | English | македонски | slovenščina | +/−
Author: Cynthia S. Goldsmith and A. Tamin
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License: Public domain
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