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The host cell membrane is intimately connected with the virus particle. An image of PBCV- 1 infecting Chlorella NC64A. The virus (c) has digested a hole into the host cell wall (cw). At the site of infection the plasma membrane (pm) has retracted from the cell wall, probably due to an artifact of the fixation. However, where virus/cell contact occurs the plasma membrane of the host is intimately connected with the virus particle (arrow)
