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Electron Micrographs of Viruses

To learn more about viruses and to view more images, we suggest that you visit the following sites:

• The Institute for Molecular Virology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Plant Virus Archive of the Plant Pathology Dept. at RES
• Electron Micrographs of Animal Viruses from the Archive at Veterinary Sciences Division at The Queen's University of Belfast

Ebola Virus

Electron micrograph of Ebola Zaire virus. This is the first photo ever taken, on 10/13/1976 by Dr. F.A. Murphy, now at UC Davis, then at CDC. Diagnostic specimen in cell culture at 160,000X magnification.

Marburg Virus

Marburg virus pictured between two human liver cells at 75,000X magnification. Electron micrograph courtesy of Dr. F.A. Murphy, UC Davis.

Rabies Virus

Electron micrograph of rabies virus in brain cells at 64,000X magnification. The bullets surrounding the smooth gray circle are rabies. The circle itself is the Negri body, which can be seen with a light microscope. Courtesy of Dr. F.A. Murphy, UC Davis.