Abstract:The foremost event of bacteriophage infection is the ejection of genomic DNA into the host bacterium after virus binding to surface receptor sites. The DNA ejection triggering mechanism is yet largely unknown. We investigated the role of mechanical force in triggering DNA ejection of the T7 bacteriophage.
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