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NIH3D

Zika Virion (Pedestal Mounted)

Created:
10/4/18
Submitted:
3/6/23
Published:
3/6/23

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3DPX-009790

Licensing:

Public Domain
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Version 2

Category

Viruses
Viruses

Collection(s)

Description

The outer surface (blue) of the Zika virus (magnified 2.5 million times) is made of one type of protein molecule that connects to itself to form 20 equilateral triangles. This strong, simple shell protects the virus and enables infection.

 

This model was created using CellPACK.