Fig. 2B: Penetration of an Enveloped Virus by Fusion of Its Envelope with the Host Cell Membrane, step-2.


The viral envelope fuses with host cell's cytoplasmic membrane and nucleocapsid enters the host cell.

Illustration of Penetration of an Enveloped Virus by Fusion of Its Envelope with the Host Cell Membrane, step-2. .jpg by Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology, The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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Last updated: August, 2019
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