Virology Collection

Avian flu virus, computer artwork. A virus is a tiny pathogenic particle comprising genetic material enclosed in a protein coat. The coat contains surface proteins (spikes)

Herpes virus replicating, computer artwork.Viruses are only able to replicate in a host cell.The glycoprotein spikes in the virus envelope(green)

HIV particle, computer artwork. HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) causes AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome). The virus consists of an RNA genome

Avian flu virus, computer artwork. A virus is a tiny pathogenic particle comprising genetic material enclosed in a protein coat. The coat contains surface proteins (spikes)

Norovirus particles, TEM
Norovirus particles. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of norovirus particles. Norovirus is a genus of RNA (ribonucleic acid)

HIV reverse transcription enzyme. Molecular models of the reverse transcriptase enzyme found in HIV (the human immunodeficiency virus)

Hepatitis C virus enzyme, molecular model
Hepatitis C virus enzyme. Molecular model of a genetic enzyme from the Hepatitis C virus. This enzyme is called HC-J4 RNA polymerase

Hepatitis B viruses
Hepatitis B virus. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of hepatitis B viruses (circles), a cause of liver inflammation

Microscopic view of human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). RSV causes respiratory tract infection of the lungs and breathing passages

Infections spread by sneezing, artwork C013 / 5949
Infections spread by sneezing. Computer artwork showing virus particles (virions, blue) and bacteria (rod-shaped) in the spray produced by someone when they sneeze

Coronavirus particles, TEM
Coronavirus particles. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of three coronavirus particles. Different strains of coronavirus are responsible for diseases such as the common cold

Flu virus particle, artwork F008 / 3245
Flu virus particle, computer artwork. In the virus envelope are two types of protein spike, haemagglutinin (H, pink) and neuraminidase (N, orange), which determine the strain of virus

SARS coronavirus protein. Molecular model of the ORF-9b protein produced by the SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) coronavirus

Hepatitis B viruses

Influenza virus, computer artwork
Influenza virus. Computer artwork of an influenza (flu) virus. The virus consists of a core of RNA (ribonucleic acid) genetic material surrounded by a protein coat

Testing for viruses. A technician using a pipette to fill small sample vials. These are being used to test animal tissue samples for viruses such as avian influenza (bird flu) and swine fever

Influenza virus particles, TEM
Influenza virus particles, coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM). This virus is the cause of the respiratory disease influenza (flu) in humans and other animals

Hepatitis C viruses, TEM
Hepatitis C viruses. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of hepatitis C virus particles (green) infecting cultured liver cells (purple)

Adenovirus, artwork
Adenovirus. Computer artwork of an adenovirus, showing the surface structure of the viruss outer protein coat (capsid). Adenoviruses are known to infect humans

Polyoma BK virus, artwork C013 / 7465
Computer artwork of the capsid of a polyoma BK virus. This polyomavirus is common in the urinary tract of adults, where it lives without harming its host

TEM of Lambda bacteriophages

Rift Valley fever virus, TEM

Paramyxovirus particles, TEM
Sendai virus. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Sendai virus particles (virions, orange). The protein coat (capsid) of one of the particles has split

Rotavirus particle, artwork
Rotavirus particle. Cut-away artwork showing the structure of the rotavirus icosahedral capsid (protein coat). The capsid, which encloses the RNA (ribonucleic acid) genome

International biohazard symbol warning of a potential biological hazard. This symbol is used worldwide in laboratories and on containers where biologically active agents are present

Rhinovirus and antibody, molecular model C015 / 7139
Rhinovirus. Molecular model of the antigen-binding fragment (Fab) from a strongly neutralising antibody bound to a human rhinovirus 14 (HRV-14) particle

Cold sore C014 / 4604
Cold sore. Close-up of a cold sore beneath the nose of a 27-year-old female patient. Cold sores are caused by the Herpes simplex virus

Adenovirus hexon protein, molecular model. Hexon proteins are part of the protein coat or shell (capsid) of adenoviruses. In viruses

Scanning electron micrograph of HIV particles infecting a human H9 T cell

Stylized rabies virus particles, the cause of the viral neuroinvasive disease acute encephalitis

Microscopic view of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Neisseria gonorrhoeae typically infects the mucous membranes causing infections such as urethritis, cervicitis, salpingitis, pelvic inflammatory disease

Conceptual image of the Hepatitis C virus. Hepatitis C virus is a small, enveloped, positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus of the family Flaviviridae

Cluster of HIV virus. HIV is the human immunodeficiency virus that can lead to acquired immune deficiency syndrom, or AIDS

Microscopic view of blood cells with virus

Microscopic view of yellow fever virus. Yellow fever is an acute viral disease

Kaposis sarcoma on the skin of an AIDS patient

Conceptual image of rabies virus

Sputnik virophage particle, artwork
Sputnik virophage particle, computer artwork

Rhinovirus particle, artwork F007 / 6439
Rhinovirus particle, computer artwork. The rhinovirus infects the upper respiratory tract and is the cause of the common cold

Adenovirus particle F005 / 0701
Adenovirus particle serotype 3, computer model. This virus most commonly causes respiratory disease in humans, but can also cause genitourinary diseases and gastroenteritis

Sputnik virophage particle F005 / 0705
Sputnik virophage particle, computer model. This virus infects amoeba, but only those that are already infected by a helper virus

HIV infected macrophage, SEM C018 / 8598
HIV infected macrophage. Coloured ion-abrasion scanning electron micrograph (IA-SEM) of a macrophage white blood cell infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV, red)

Foot-and-mouth disease virus F006 / 9556
Foot-and-mouth disease virus. Molecular model of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus (Aphtae epizooticae) protein coat (capsid)

Adenovirus penton base protein F006 / 9542
Adenovirus penton base protein, molecular model. This protein molecule is a subunit called a penton, forming the vertices of the capsid of this adenovirus

Rhinovirus 16 capsid, molecular model F006 / 9431
Rhinovirus 16 capsid, molecular model. This is human rhinovirus 16. The rhinovirus infects the upper respiratory tract and is the cause of the common cold. It is spread by coughs and sneezes

Hepatitis B virus particles, artwork C016 / 9097
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) particles, computer artwork. Each particle consists of an outer lipid envelope (green) that surrounds a protein nucleopcapsid (purple)

MERS coronavirus, TEM C015 / 7155
MERS coronavirus. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of MERS coronavirus particles (orange) budding from a host cell (brown)

Rhinovirus and antibody, molecular model C015 / 7138
Rhinovirus. Molecular model of the antigen-binding fragment (Fab) from a strongly neutralising antibody bound to a human rhinovirus 14 (HRV-14) particle

Human polio virus, molecular model
Human polio virus capsid, molecular model. Poliovirus causes poliomyelitis, a disease that can cause paralysis in up to 2 percent of patients, and in some cases death

Influenza virus particles, TEM
Influenza virus particles, coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM). The virus consists of ribonucleic acid (RNA), surrounded by a nucleocapsid (blue) and a lipid envelope (green)

Parvovirus particle, artwork C013 / 4640
Parvovirus particle. Computer artwork showing the outer structure of a human parvovirus (family Parvoviridae) particle (virion)

Viral recognition by antibodies, artwork C013 / 4722
Viral recognition by antibodies. Computer artwork of rabies (family Rhabdoviridae) virus particles (virions, pink) being identified by monoclonal antibodies (Y-shaped, blue)

HIV particles in infected cell, TEM
HIV particles. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) particles (orange) in a host cell. HIV causes the disease AIDS

TEM of T4 bacteriophage infecting E. coli
Transmission electron micrograph of bacteriophage T4 (virus infecting bacteria), 60 minutes after the injection of its viral DNA into the bacterium Escherichia coli

Ducks and bird flu virus particles
Ducks and avian influenza virus particles, composite image. The virus particles (brown) have been imaged using a transmission electron microscope (TEM)

Cucumber mosaic virus, computer model
Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), computer model. This image was created using molecular modelling software and data from X-ray crystallography

HIV viruses, TEM
HIV viruses. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) particles. These particles are docking at a T-lymphocyte (white blood cell) just before infection

TEM of bacterial lysis due to T4 phage infection
Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) showing lysis (destruction) of a rod-shaped bacterium by T4 bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria)

False-col TEM of T4 bacteriophage in E. coli
False colour transmission electron micrograph of bacteriophage T4 (virus infecting bacteria), 60 minutes after the injection of its viral DNA into the bacterium Escherichia coli

Murine norovirus with antibody fragments
Murine norovirus (MNV) with antibody fragments, computer model. This image was created using molecular modelling software and data from cryo- electron microscopy

Foot-and-mouth disease virus. Computer model of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus Aphtae epizooticae, showing the symmetrical surface structure of the viruss outer protein coat (capsid)

AIDS virus. Conceptual computer artwork of many HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) particles that are sectioned to show their internal structures

Sindbis virus capsid protein, molecular model

Tobacco necrosis virus research, artwork
Tobacco necrosis virus research, computer artwork

Biohazard symbol and virus. Computer artwork of the symbol for a biohazard (red) superimposed on a virus (blue). A biohazard is an organism or biological substance that is harmful to human health

Smallpox virus particle, TEM
Smallpox virus particle. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a Variola major virus particle. Each particle consists of a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)

Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV), TEM
Infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) particles, coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM). This virus is a member of the coronavirus family

Eastern equine encephalitis virus, TEM
Eastern equine encephalitis virus. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus particles (Alphavirus sp. orange) in the salivary gland of a mosquito

HIV particles, TEM
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) particles, coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM). Each particle consists of an RNA (ribonucleic acid, purple/brown) genome

Pandemic protection, conceptual artwork
Pandemic protection, conceptual computer artwork

SALK, Jonas (1914-1995). American medical researcher and virologist, discoverer of the polio vaccine in 1954

Single virus particle

Conceptual image of antibody attaching and killing bacteria

Microscopic view of histoplasmosis. Histoplasmosis is an infection in the lungs caused by inhaling the spores of a fungus. This fungus, called Histoplasma capsulatum

Conceptual image of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). HPV is a virus from the papillomavirus family that affects human skin and the moist membranes that line the body

Microscopic view of diplococcus bacterium

Microscopic view of bacteriophages on the surface of a bacteria

Common cold influenza virus with microscopic close-up

Electron micrograph of negative-stained Prochlorococcus. A cyanophage is a virus that infects cyanobacteria

Conceptual image of ebola virus in blood stream

Conceptual image of RNA virus replication

Colorized image of HIV-infected H9 T-cell

Cutaway view of Reoviridae virus showing dna inside. Reoviruses can affect the gastronintestinal system and respiratory tract

Conceptual image of polyomavirus

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Virology, the fascinating study of viruses and their impact on living organisms, delves into a vast array of viral entities that have shaped our understanding of infectious diseases. From the Avian flu virus to HIV particles, Norovirus particles observed through TEM, and even the intricate workings of HIV reverse transcription enzyme and Hepatitis C virus enzyme molecular models - virologists explore these tiny but powerful agents with great curiosity. The Avian flu virus has long been a concern due to its potential for devastating outbreaks in both avian species and humans. Its ability to jump from birds to humans highlights the ever-present threat posed by zoonotic infections. Similarly, HIV particles continue to challenge researchers as they strive for effective treatments against this relentless retrovirus. Norovirus particles captured under transmission electron microscopy (TEM) reveal their unique structure responsible for causing gastroenteritis outbreaks worldwide. Understanding these minute details aids in developing strategies to combat their spread. Hepatitis B viruses are another focus within virology research due to their significant impact on liver health globally. Molecular models help visualize the complex mechanisms employed by these viruses during infection. Microscopic views of human respiratory syncytial virus remind us of how easily respiratory infections can spread among individuals through coughing or sneezing. Artwork depicting such scenarios serves as a reminder of the importance of hygiene practices in preventing disease transmission. Flu virus particle artwork showcases its distinct appearance while emphasizing its continuous evolution and ability to cause seasonal epidemics worldwide. This visual representation helps scientists comprehend its structure better when designing vaccines each year. Coronavirus particles imaged using TEM highlight recent concerns surrounding emerging viral threats like SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19. The ongoing pandemic underscores the urgency for further virological studies aimed at combating future outbreaks effectively. Lastly, adenoviruses capture attention with artistic renditions showcasing their structural intricacies while reminding us that not all viruses are harmful.