High-resolution reconstruction of a Jumbo-bacteriophage infecting capsulated bacteria using hyperbranched tail fibers
oleh: Ruochen Ouyang, Ana Rita Costa, C. Keith Cassidy, Aleksandra Otwinowska, Vera C. J. Williams, Agnieszka Latka, Phill J. Stansfeld, Zuzanna Drulis-Kawa, Yves Briers, Daniël M. Pelt, Stan J. J. Brouns, Ariane Briegel
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01 |
Deskripsi
The jumbo contractile bacteriophage, Kp24, has been isolated from clinical strains of Klebsiella pneumonia. Here, the authors present structural and functional insight into the capsid, tail and tail fibres and how this impacts infectivity.