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. 2017 Jan 24;8:44. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00044

Table 2.

Estimations of the dimensions of Enterobacteria phage vB_Pca_CBB derived from micrographs obtained from transmission electron microscopy.

Head Tail NPS Baseplate Tail hairs Baseplate fibers
Height n = 16 Width n = 16 Length n = 16 Width n = 16 Width n = 16 Height n = 16 Width n = 16 Height n = 16 Length n = 29 Length n = 33
126.9 ± 4.9 128.0 ± 6.2 123.0 ± 2.6 27.1 ± 1.8 21.8 ± 1.4 7.4 ± 0.7 36.4 ± 2.3 14.7 ± 1.2 119.3 ± 10.4 28.6 ± 2.7

Tail length: incl. NPS (collar) structure and incl. baseplate (but without bp fibers).

Tail hairs: measured from flanking tail sheath surface and incl. tiny terminal globular structures.

Bp fibers: measured incl. terminal globular structures.