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ID#:

22885

Caption:

This electron microscopic image depicted numbers of human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) particles, the causative agent of Kaposi’s sarcoma, which had been grown in cell culture. These extracellular particles are composed of an inner nucleocapsid, surrounded by an envelope with a layer of tegument apposed to the envelope.

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Content Provider(s):

CDC/ Cynthia Goldsmith and Jodi Black

Creation Date:

2018

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CDC Organization