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. 1966 Feb;91(2):819–822. doi: 10.1128/jb.91.2.819-822.1966

Structure of a Marine Bacteriophage as Revealed by the Negative-Staining Technique

Artrice F Valentine 1, Peter K Chen 1, Rita R Colwell 1, George B Chapman 1
PMCID: PMC314935  PMID: 5883122

Abstract

Valentine, Artrice F. (Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.), Peter K. Chen, Rita R. Colwell, and George B. Chapman. Structure of a marine bacteriophage as revealed by the negative-staining technique. J. Bacteriol. 91:819–822. 1966.—The morphology of a marine bacteriophage has been determined by negative-staining techniques and electron microscopy. The virus possesses a head, 600 A in diameter, and a tail which may be from 860 to 1,000 A in lenght. No tail sheath is seen. The appearance of the terminal tail structure is discussed.

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