Description: | Caption: This scanning electron microscopic (SEM) image revealed the presence of numerous human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) virions budding from a cultured lymphocyte. See PHIL 1197 for a black and white view of this image. Also, please see PHIL 14270, for a low-magnified view of these budding virions. Multiple round bumps on the cell surface represent sites of assembly, and budding of virions. |