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Many types of virus can be identified experimentally either by there morphology using a scanning electron microscope(SEM) which allows for the detection of the number of capsomers and overall shape and symmetry of the virus. Or by an ELISA type testing based on antigen specificity.

You can only identify a virus through a scanning electron microscope, because they are much smaller than bacteria and cannot be seen by the naked eye.

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