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Structure of T-2 Bacteriophage

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X-RAY scattering from orientated phages1,2 together with optical measurements3,4 have shown that the primary orientation of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in the bacteriophage T-2 is parallel to the main axis of the phage. These data, combined with electron microscopy by Rubenstein5, and low-energy electron inactivation investigations by Cole6, enable the construction of a detailed model for the arrangement of D1STA in phage head.

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KILKSON, R., MAESTRE, M. Structure of T-2 Bacteriophage. Nature 195, 494–495 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/195494a0

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