Jumbo phage-infected bacterial cell (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Jumbo phage-infected bacterial cell

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Cryo-electron tomography technology provides a view of a jumbo phage-infected bacterial cell (top left) with the nucleus-like compartment outlined in blue (top right). A close-up of the cell (bottom left) reveals the newly discovered chimallin protein and the chimallin protein’s square lattice design (bottom right), with yellow highlighting an individual chimallin shell component. Villa Lab, UC San Diego

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Villa Lab, UC San Diego

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