Atomic force microscopy as a tool of inspection of viral infection.
Here we present a short review of application of atomic force microscopy (AFM) for investigation of viruses, accompanied by examples of high-resolution AFM images of different viral particles. The possibility of using AFM to identify viruses is discussed.
Dubrovin
Evgeniy V
EV
Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia. dubrovin@genebee.msu.ru <dubrovin@genebee.msu.ru>
Drygin
Yuri-F
YF
Novikov
Viktor K
VK
Yaminsky
Igor V
IV
D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology*; D014780:Viruses / Q000145:classification* / Q000648:ultrastructure*