Electron micrograph of 1918 influenza virus

Description

This electron micrograph shows several virus particles, or virions, of a re-created 1918 influenza virus growing in kidney cells of a dog.

Credit

Public domain/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/ Dr. Terrence Tumpey, content provider/ Cynthia Goldsmith, photographer/ 2005

Source

http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/imageidsearch.asp (Image ID # 11098)