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SUBMITTER: Veesler D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3165541 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR 20110901 3
Bacteriophages belonging to the order Caudovirales possess a tail acting as a molecular nanomachine used during infection to recognize the host cell wall, attach to it, pierce it, and ensure the high-efficiency delivery of the genomic DNA to the host cytoplasm. In this review, we provide a comprehensive analysis of the various proteins constituting tailed bacteriophages from a structural viewpoint. To this end, we had in mind to pinpoint the resemblances within and between functional modules suc ...[more]