TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Structure A1 - Levinson, Warren A1 - Chin-Hong, Peter A1 - Joyce, Elizabeth A. A1 - Nussbaum, Jesse A1 - Schwartz, Brian PY - 2020 T2 - Review of Medical Microbiology & Immunology: A Guide to Clinical Infectious Diseases, 16e AB - Viruses range from 20 to 300 nm in diameter; this corresponds roughly to a range of sizes from that of the largest protein to that of the smallest cell (see Figure 2–2). Their shapes are frequently referred to in colloquial terms (e.g., spheres, rods, bullets, or bricks), but in reality, they are complex structures of precise geometric symmetry (see later). The shape of virus particles is determined by the arrangement of the repeating subunits that form the protein coat (capsid) of the virus. The shapes and sizes of some important viruses are depicted in Figure 28–1. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175826258 ER -