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ϕ29-like Viruses

Podoviridae

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The Springer Index of Viruses

Virion

Morphology:

Prolate icosahedral

Envelope:

No

Diameter (nm):

31.5

Length (nm):

41.5

Structural components:

Head, connector, fibers, lower collar, appendages, tail

Buoyant density (g/mL):

1.44

Buoyant density method:

  

Lipid composition:

  

Additional information:

  
Bacteriophage ϕ29. Fig. 1
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Electron micrograph. Length of bar (nm): 100

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  1. Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, Nicolás Cabrera, 1, Madrid, 28049, Spain

    Margarita Salas Falgueras Ph.D.

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Falgueras, M.S. (2011). ϕ29-like Viruses. In: Tidona, C., Darai, G. (eds) The Springer Index of Viruses. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-95919-1_221

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