T4 Bacteriophage, Illustration
by Spencer Sutton
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T4 Bacteriophage, Illustration
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Spencer Sutton
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Photograph - Photograph
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T4 bacteriophage. Computer artwork of a T4 bacteriophage virus. The swollen structure at top is the head, which contains DNA inside a protein coat. Attached to this is the tail, consisting of a tube-like sheath and tail fibers (at bottom). T4 bacteriophages are parasites of Escherichia coli, a bacteria common in the human gut. The virus attaches itself to the host bacteria cell wall by its tail fibers; the sheath then contracts, injecting the contents of the head (DNA) into the host. The viral DNA makes the bacteria manufacture more copies of the virus.
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December 14th, 2014
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