Phage morphology recapitulates phylogeny: the comparative genomics of a new group of myoviruses.

Among dsDNA tailed bacteriophages (Caudovirales), members of the Myoviridae family have the most sophisticated virion design that includes a complex contractile tail structure. The Myoviridae generally have larger genomes than the other phage families. Relatively few "dwarf" myoviruses, th...

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Main Authors: André M Comeau, Denise Tremblay, Sylvain Moineau, Thomas Rattei, Alla I Kushkina, Fedor I Tovkach, Henry M Krisch, Hans-Wolfgang Ackermann
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/15f7f4d73b3f4b1abb121d9f4e8733a0
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