title: Atomic force microscopy as a tool of inspection of viral infection.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia. dubrovin@genebee.msu.ru <dubrovin@genebee.msu.ru>
authors.forename: Evgeniy V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Dubrovin
authors.forename: Yuri-F
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Drygin
authors.forename: Viktor K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Novikov
authors.forename: Igor V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Yaminsky
mesh_terms: 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*