Membrane fusion during infection ofEscherichia colicells by phage T4
- 2 September 1991
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 289 (1) , 18-22
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(91)80899-e
Abstract
Phage T4 infection of Escherichia coli was studied by thin-section and freeze-fracture electron microscopy. It was found that phage T4 induces the formation of a bridge between the outer and inner membranes of E coli. A membrane fusion during the infection is suggestedKeywords
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