HK97 bacteriophage,illustration. Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria,in this case enterobacteria such as E. coli (Escherichia coli). This bacteriophage capsid structure if formed by the protein gp5. This protein cross-links upon maturation to form a concatenated chain-mail like structure. The bacteriophage undergoes a maturation process during which it changes from spherically symmetrical to icosahedrally symmetrical. This characteristic is present in a large number of dsDNA bacteriophage capsids,as well as in the major capsid protein of eukaryotic herpesviruses | |
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