Volume 12, Number 5—May 2006
Dispatch
Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis in Michigan
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Figure. Methylamine tungstate negative-stain electron micrograph of arenavirus isolated from mouse spleen homogenate cultures that tested positive by immunofluorescence assay for lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus infection. Viral envelope spikes and projections are visible, and virion inclusions show a sandy appearance, indicating Arenaviridae.
1Current affiliation: Quest Diagnostics, Horsham, Pennsylvania, USA