Micro World

Seberapa kecil West Nile Virus?

West Nile Virus memiliki diameter sekitar 50 nm.

Yang diukur: enveloped flavivirus particle, diameter

West Nile Virus (50 nm) ditampilkan sesuai skala di samping a ribosome (25 nm) dan a flu virus (100 nm)
Digambar sesuai skala, dari kiri ke kanan: Ribosome (25 nm), West Nile Virus (50 nm), dan Flu virus (100 nm).

Bandingkan

Seberapa besar sebenarnya?

  • About 2 would fit across a flu virus
  • As wide as about 2 ribosomes side by side
  • About 25× as wide as a DNA double helix

Pelajari

Fakta tentang West Nile Virus

West Nile virus is spread mainly by Culex mosquitoes and can cause encephalitis in severe cases.

Sumber: CDC: West Nile Virus; ViralZone: Flavivirus

Micro World

NamaUkuranDibandingkan dengan West Nile Virus
Bacteriophage Phi X17427 nm0,54×
Qβ Bacteriophage28 nm0,56×
Silver Nanoparticle40 nm0,8×
Fibrinogen Molecule45 nm0,9×
Silicon Nanowire50 nmukuran yang sama
West Nile Virus50 nmhalaman ini
Human Papillomavirus55 nm1,1×
Cyanophage P-SSP760 nm1,2×
Silica Nanoparticle100 nm2×
Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticle100 nm2×

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Mana yang lebih besar: West Nile Virus atau Cyanophage P-SSP7?

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