An infected cell from the mosquito Aedes albopictus.  The cell contains a nearly crystalline mass of progeny Sindbis virus (V).

 

Miller, M.L., and D.T. Brown (1991). "Alphavirus Infection of Cultured Tissue Cells." In Kerry F. Harris' (ed.) Advances in Disease Vector Research, Vol. 8, pp. 107-142.

Miller, M.L., and D.T. Brown (1992). Morphogenesis of Sindbis virus in three subclones of Aedes albopictus (mosquito) cells. J. Virol. 66:4180-4190.