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Study how bacteriophages replicate by injecting nucleic acid into a bacteria cell to create virions
The cycle of infection results in the death of the host cell and the release of many...
How bacteria exchange genetic information
Bacterial DNA can pass from one cell to another through the processes of conjugation...
Dissect the anatomy of icosahedral, rod-shaped, and bacteriophage virus structures in electron micrographs
Animation and microphotography illustrating the structural diversity of viruses.
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General structure of T4 bacteriophage and a model of its mode of attachment to, and...
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