User:Ajpolino/IEM

Immune electron microscopy is a type of EM used to diagnose some viral infections.

It is difficult.

IEM was developed for identifying transmissible gastroenteritis viruses, e.g. rotavirus in feces.

IEM is fast and sensitive. IEM relies on antibody-virus complexes.

Procedure
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Application
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While IEM is good for recognizing hepatitis A antigen, it's challenging to scale up.

In 1973, Feinstone et al. used IEM to find hepatitis A virus in prisoners.

IEM can detect potato viruses.

IEM can detect plant viruses.