00.046. Orthomyxoviridae

00.046.0.01.001. Influenza A virus

Electron micrographs presented by Linda Stannard

Department of Medical Microbiology
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa.

"Virions are usually roughly sperical and about 200 nm in diameter. The envelope contains rigid "spikes" of haemagglutinin and neuraminidase which form a characteristic halo of projections around negatively stained virus particles."

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Virus Species	Virus Genus	Virus Family	Host
Influenza A virus	Influenzavirus A	Orthomyxoviridae	Homo sapiens