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Manipulating Interactions between T4 Phage Long Tail Fibers and Escherichia coli Receptors.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 11 Jun 2021
Suga Akiyo, Kawaguchi Marina, Yonesaki Tetsuro, Otsuka Yuichi
Abstract excerpt
Bacteriophages are the most abundant and diverse biological entities on Earth. Phages exhibit strict host specificity that is largely conferred by adsorption. However, the mechanism underlying this phage host specificity remains poorly understood. In this study, we examined the interaction between outer membrane protein C (OmpC), one of the Escherichia coli receptors, and the long tail fibers of bacteriophage T4....
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