Figure 5. Negative stain EM results of SARS-CoV-2. (A). Image of negative stained SARS-CoV-2. Nail-like spikes can be clearly seen. (B). Enlarged view of virion boxed in (A). (C) Zoom-in view of a spike boxed in (B). The shape is depicted by red dot line. Length, the diameter of stem and spike’s head are 23nm, 4nm and 7nm, respectively. (D). Three-dimensional surface of post-fusion state S2 protein (EMDB code: 9597) [15]. (E). Projection of post-fusion state S2 protein

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Analysis on the Dynamic Attributes of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19

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American Journal of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology. 2022, 10(1), 26-47 doi:10.12691/ajidm-10-1-5