Calicivirus
Photo Credit: F.P. Williams, U.S. EPA
Note the 'Star of David' image exhibited by individual virus particles. This is distinct from the star-like images exhibited by astrovirus particles. Bar = 50 nanometers.
Source: Stool sample from an individual with gastroenteritis.
Method: Negative-stain Transmission Electron Microscopy
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