Morphometry of SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 particles in ultrathin plastic sections of infected Vero cell cultures.
M. Laue, A. Kauter, T. Hoffmann, L. Moeller, J. Michel, A. Nitsche
The paper compares the morphology and size distribution of SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 particles in Vero cell cultures using electron microscopy, finding similar particle sizes but a higher spike count in SARS-CoV.
bioRxiv · Aug 20, 2020Microbiology