Abstract
Serological methods and electron microscopy were used to study the structural proteins of the small Bacillus subtilis bacteriophage φ29. This virus has a large number of fibers attached at both ends of its prolate head. A complex neck assembly is comprised of 12 symmetrically arranged appendages as the outer component. Head fibers, neck appendages, and the head surface bind anti-φ29 antibodies. Immune sera absorbed with defective lysates of suppressor-sensitive (sus) mutants have been used to determine the genetic control of neck appendages production. Studies on the serum-blocking power of lysates defective in different tail components showed that appendages contain the main serum-blocking protein. This finding suggests an essential role of the neck appendages in phage adsorption or DNA injection.
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