Fig. 5.

Polymorphism of DNA conformation in partially filled capsids. a–a″ Capsids homogeneously filled with DNA with a series of liquid crystalline organisations (hexagonal (a) and cholesteric (a′) at high and intermediate filling) and an isotropic confined coil at low filling (a″). b Centro symmetric inverse ball-of-yarn conformation with accumulation at the periphery. c Confined toroidal globule. d Confined toroidal globule with capsid-DNA attractive interactions. a–a″ No symmetry. b Centro-symmetric conformation. c, d Axial symmetry