T-bacteriophages And E-coli #1 is a photograph by Eye of Science which was uploaded on November 15th, 2016.
T-bacteriophages And E-coli #1
T-bacteriophages on E. coli. Colored TEM of T-Bacteriophage viruses attacking a bacterial cell of Escherichia coli. Seven virus particles are seen... more
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T-bacteriophages And E-coli #1
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Eye of Science
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T-bacteriophages on E. coli. Colored TEM of T-Bacteriophage viruses attacking a bacterial cell of Escherichia coli. Seven virus particles are seen (blue), each with a head and a tail. Four of these are "sitting" on the brown bacterial cell and small blue "tails" of genetic material (DNA) are injected into the bacterium. T-bacteriophages are parasites of bacterial cells. The virus attaches itself to the cell's wall and, using it's tail as a syringe, injects it's own DNA into the bacterium. The virus DNA then takes over the bacterial cell, forcing it to produce more viruses. Magnification x63,000 at 5x7cm size.
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November 15th, 2016
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