Journal of General Virology

Fig. 7. When virus particles are clustered into two-dimensional arrays on the mica substrate, they are more firmly immobilized and, therefore, yield better AFM images. The hexagonal arrangement seen here is of the insect virus TIV. Although little capsid structure is visible, the polygonal architecture of the capsid is evident.

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