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ArticleScientific data2024

Electron microscopy images and morphometric data of SARS-CoV-2 variants in ultrathin plastic sections.

Tobias Hoffmann, Janine Michel, Andreas Nitsche, Christin Mache, Jessica Schulze, Thorsten Wolff, Michael Laue

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Article in Scientific data, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Tobias HoffmannAdvanced Light and Electron Microscopy, Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens 4 (ZBS 4), Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2858-4776
Janine MichelHighly Pathogenic Viruses, Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens 1 (ZBS 1), Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6227-3125
Andreas NitscheHighly Pathogenic Viruses, Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens 1 (ZBS 1), Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.
Christin MacheInfluenza and Other Respiratory Viruses (Unit 17), Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.
Jessica SchulzeInfluenza and Other Respiratory Viruses (Unit 17), Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.
Thorsten WolffInfluenza and Other Respiratory Viruses (Unit 17), Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7688-236X
Michael LaueAdvanced Light and Electron Microscopy, Centre for Biological Threats and Special Pathogens 4 (ZBS 4), Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany. LaueM@rki.de.ORCID 0000-0002-6474-9139

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Conventional thin section electron microscopy of viral pathogens, such as the pandemic SARS-CoV-2, can provide structural information on the virus particle phenotype and its evolution. We recorded about 900 transmission electron microscopy images of different SARS-CoV-2 variants, including Alpha (B.1.1.7), Beta (B.1.351), Delta (B.1.617.2) and Omicron BA.2 (B.1.1.529) and determined various morphometric parameters, such as maximal diameter and spike number, using a previously published measurement method. The datasets of the evolved virus variants were supplemented with images and measurements of the early SARS-CoV-2 isolates Munich929 and Italy-INMI1 to allow direct comparison. Infected Vero cell cultures were cultivated under comparable conditions to produce the viruses for imaging and morphometric analysis. The images and measurements can be used as a basis to analyse the morphometric changes of further evolving viruses at the particle level or for developing automated image processing workflows and analysis.

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SARS-CoV-2AnimalsChlorocebus aethiopsCOVID-19HumansMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionPlasticsVero CellsPlastics

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PMID39632915
PMCPMC11618623

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