Structural dynamics of bacteriophage P22 infection initiation revealed by cryo-electron tomography
Wang C, Tu J, Liu J, Molineux IJ. Structural dynamics of bacteriophage P22 infection initiation revealed by cryo-electron tomography. Nature Microbiology 2019, 4: 1049-1056. PMID: 30886360, PMCID: PMC6533119, DOI: 10.1038/s41564-019-0403-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCryo-electron tomographyOuter membraneInfection initiationCell surfaceBacterial cell envelopeSalmonella enterica serovar TyphimuriumGenome translocationGram-negative bacteriaEnterica serovar TyphimuriumTail needleCytoplasmic membraneSecond proteinExtracellular channelsCell envelopePhage P22Successful infectionCell cytoplasmSerovar TyphimuriumSuch virionsGenomeCytoplasmProteinO-antigenPhagesAssembles