Virion
Morphology: |
Bacilliform |
Envelope: |
Yes |
Diameter (nm): |
80 |
Length (nm): |
1000–1200 |
Structural components: |
Nucleocapsid, envelope |
Buoyant density (g/mL): |
1.14 |
Additional information: |
Peplomers 5–10 nm in length cover surface of virion |
Transmission electron micrograph of Ebola virions. Length of bar (nm): 100 (Image provided by Charles Humphrey, CDC, Atlanta)
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Sanchez, A. (2011). Ebolavirus‡ . In: Tidona, C., Darai, G. (eds) The Springer Index of Viruses. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-95919-1_65
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