Surface ultrastructure of SARS coronavirus revealed by atomic force microscopy
Journal
Cellular Microbiology
Journal Volume
7
Journal Issue
12
Pages
1763-1770
Date Issued
2005
Date
2005
Author(s)
Lee S.-Y.
Hsu S.-M.
Huang L.-S.
Abstract
Atomic force microscopy has been used to probe the surface nanostructures of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV). Single crown-like virion was directly visualized and quantitative measurements of the dimensions for the structural proteins were provided. A corona of large, distinctive spikes in the envelope was measured after treatment with hydroxyoctanoic acid. High-resolution images revealed that the surface of each single SARS-CoV was surrounded with at least 15 spherical spikes having a diameter of 7.29 ± 0.73 nm, which is in close agreement with that of S glycoproteins earlier predicted through the genomes of SARS-CoV. This study represents the first direct characterization of the surface ultrastructures of SARS-CoV particles at the nanometre scale and offers new prospects for mapping viral surface properties. © 2005 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
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