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Atomic model of an infectious rotavirus particle
Sample Rotavirus Triple Layered Particle Sample Components Rhesus Rotavirus (RRV) TLP
Specimen Preparation Sample Aggregation State PARTICLE Vitrification Instrument HOMEMADE PLUNGER Cryogen Name ETHANE Sample Vitrification Details in normal coldroom environment, ETHANE, manual plunger, front blotting for 3s before plunging, temperature 90 K
3D Reconstruction Reconstruction Method SINGLE PARTICLE Number of Particles 4187 Reported Resolution (Å) 3.8 Resolution Method Other Details icosahedral (I2) averaging Refinement Type Symmetry Type POINT Point Symmetry I
Data Acquisition Detector Type KODAK SO-163 FILM Electron Dose (electrons/Å**2) 20
Imaging Experiment 1 Date of Experiment 2008-03-01 Temperature (Kelvin) 90 Microscope Model FEI TECNAI F30 Minimum Defocus (nm) 1200 Maximum Defocus (nm) 3000 Minimum Tilt Angle (degrees) Maximum Tilt Angle (degrees) Nominal CS 2 Imaging Mode BRIGHT FIELD Specimen Holder Model Nominal Magnification 59000 Calibrated Magnification 56772 Source FIELD EMISSION GUN Acceleration Voltage (kV) 300 Imaging Details Cut-plate film holders to reduce electron back-scattering
Image Processing CTF Correction Type CTF Correction Details Number of Particles Selected Particle Selection Details individual particle