Example 3
For qualitative analysis of virus preparations, electron microscopy pictures were taken. For this, 5 μl virus suspension was added to a ready-to-use carbon-coated copper grid and incubated for 2 min. The grid was then washed with 5 μl bidest water and coated with 2% uranyl acetate for 30 s. The drops were absorbed from the grid with Whatman 50 filter paper and the grid was dried for approximately 1 min. Photos were taken with a Zeiss transmission electron microscope at 20,100× magnification.