Electron microscopy of bacteriophage phi 6 nucleocapsid: two-dimensional image analysis

J Virol. 1984 Aug;51(2):479-83. doi: 10.1128/JVI.51.2.479-483.1984.

Abstract

Electron micrographs of negatively stained nucleocapsids isolated from intact, wild-type phi 6 bacteriophage revealed three distinct morphological forms. Two-dimensional analysis of electron micrographs of two of these forms and image averaging of all forms are consistent with a dodecahedral structure embodied in the phi 6 nucleocapsid.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacteriophages / ultrastructure*
  • Capsid / analysis*
  • Microscopy, Electron
  • Protein Conformation
  • Pseudomonas / ultrastructure*
  • Staining and Labeling