Schematic of Viruses (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Barbara

Schematic of Viruses

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This schematic shows viruses attempting to dock on a microbial host using the tips of their tail fiber appendages. Tail fibers of this sort are one target of self-mutation identified in this study.

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Blair Paul, UCSB

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