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. 2020 Oct 5;14(10):e0008683. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008683

Fig 7. Transmission electron microscopy of LGTV-infected SG cultures from male ticks.

Fig 7

Male Ixodes scapularis salivary gland (SG) culture samples were prepared for transmission electron microscopy at 168 hours post infection (hpi) and 216hpi. Each image displays a single SG from a pool of 3 SG pairs per experimental group. In LGTV-infected samples, virus particles were packaged in single-membrane-bound compartments (A, C, and D) or extracellular (B) and had a diameter of approximately 41-42nm. Red arrows indicate virus particles and purple arrows denote the lumen of the acinus. Panel B displays virus particles that appear to be extracellular.