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Virology is the scientific study of biological viruses. It is a subfield of microbiology that focuses on their detection, structure, classification and evolution, their methods of infection and exploi
Martinus Beijerinck in his laboratory in 1921
An electron microscope
Electron micrographs of viruses. A, rotavirus; B, adenovirus; C, norovirus; and D, astrovirus.
Cryoelectron micrograph of a rotavirus
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A virus is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism. Viruses infect all life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria a
Virology
…Virology is the scientific study of biological viruses. It is a subfield of microbiology that focuses on their detection, structure, classification and evolution, their methods of infection and exploitation…
Structure of icosahedral adenovirus; electron micrograph with an illustration to show shape
Structure of chickenpox virus. They have a lipid envelope.
Transmission electron microscope image of a recreated 1918 influenza virus
Two rotaviruses: the one on the right is coated with antibodies that prevent its attachment to cells and infecting them.