T4 Bacteriophage Virus, Illustration
by Ella Marus Studio
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T4 Bacteriophage Virus, Illustration
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Ella Marus Studio
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Photograph - Photograph
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Computer artwork of a T4 bacteriophage virus. The head contains DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)) inside a protein coat. Attached to this is the tail, consisting of a tube-like sheath and tail fibres (at bottom). T4 bacteriophages are parasites of Escherichia coli, a bacterium common in the human gut. The virus attaches itself to the host bacterium cell wall by its tail fibres; 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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July 31st, 2017
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