Figure 1. Overall structure of Melbournevirus at 4.4 Å resolution (IMAGE)

National Institutes of Natural Sciences

Figure 1. Overall structure of Melbournevirus at 4.4 Å resolution

Caption

Melbournevirus is an icosahedral giant virus with a diameter of approximately 250 nm. It is covered by capsid proteins composed of MCP and mCP, and it contains a folded DNA genome with characteristic protrusions inside. (A) External view. Colors indicate the distance from the particle center: blue, 1050 Å; green, 1150 Å; red, 1250 Å. (B) Cross-sectional view. The scale bar represents 500 nm.

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Kazuyoshi Murata

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