This is the first structure of a virus able to infect Staphylococcus epidermidis, ... (2022, December 16). Atomic structure of a staphylococcal bacteriophage using cryo-electron microscopy.

The study may provide clues to how similar viruses infect cells and suggest ways for developing a new class of antibiotics and other drugs to prevent illnesses caused by viral pathogens. Scientists at ...

A bacteriophage is a type of virus that infects bacteria. In fact, the word "bacteriophage" literally means "bacteria eater," because bacteriophages destroy their host cells.

This is the first structure of a virus able to infect Staphylococcus epidermidis, and high-resolution knowledge of structure is a key link between viral biology and potential therapeutic use of the ...

Structure Of Virus That Infects Bacteria Offers Insights Into Evolution, Therapies Date: October 4, 2001 Source: Wistar Institute Summary: By combining two techniques, an international team of ...

Biologists learn structure, mechanism of powerful 'molecular motor' in virus WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - ... The motor is needed to insert DNA into the capsid of the T4 virus, which is called a ...

To bypass this obstacle, a homology atomic model of gp20 was constructed by comparing the X-ray structures of three portals from closely related bacteriophages, namely, SPP1 gp6, phi29 gp10, and P22 ...

An international team of scientists has derived the "quasi-atomic" structure of a common bacteriophage, a type of virus that infects bacteria. The newly detailed structure confirms that the ...

Bacteriophages are small, virus-like organisms that infect bacteria. They are comprised of a protein capsule around an RNA or DNA genome. The bacteriophage structure may include various features ...

Our virus based bio-nano projects utilize our detailed knowledge of the structure and assembly of the 60nm capsid of the bacteriophage P22 to address both of these classes of applications. Jamil S. Sa ...