Bacteriophage Virions, Tem
by Meckes/ottawa
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Bacteriophage Virions, Tem
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Meckes/ottawa
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Photograph - Photograph
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Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of bacteriophage virions (yellow). A bacteriophage, or phage, is a virus that infects bacteria. It consists of a head, containing the genetic material, a tail, and tail fibers (not seen), which fix it to a specific receptor site. The tail injects its genetic material into the bacterium and this hijacks the bacterium's own cellular machinery, forcing it to produce more copies of the bacteriophage. When a sufficient number have been produced, the phages exit the bacterium by lysis, killing it in the process. Magnification x67,000 when printed 10 centimetres wide.
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May 19th, 2021
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