Techniques and Diagnosis of Viruses in Electron Microscopy
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Virology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 380
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Electron microscopy is an essential method for visualization of virus particles and virus-cell interactions. Due to the distinctive ultrastructure of virus particles, the technique has a key role in the identification of viruses in infected tissues up to the family level, with direct implications for new virus discovery and diagnosis. This volume presents the scientific and technological knowledge needed to understand the diagnostic rationale and procedures and to successfully implement the transmission electron microscopy (TEM) methods for virus identification.
Dedicated chapters by experienced microscopists will address virus ultrastructural characteristics at the family level, practical issues of virus morphological identification, negative staining and thin section methods, and their diagnosis-related variations.
Quick identification of unknown pathogens, differentiation between viruses producing skin lesions and other viruses, and other significant diagnostic contributions of TEM will be discussed in comprehensive chapters. This will empower researchers and clinicians to take advantage of the methods presented.
Future perspectives of the field will be treated in depth.
Dr. Antonio P. Alves de Matos
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- diagnostic virology
- virus ultrastructure
- electron microscopy
- virus identification
- diagnostic electron microscopy
