Membrane fusion during infection of Escherichia coli cells by phage T4

FEBS Letters

Kim, Y.V.¹  Tarahovsky, Y.S.¹  Khusainov, A.A.¹  Deev, A.A.¹ 

[1] Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Academy of Science of the USSR, Pushchino, Moscow Region, 142292, USSR

关键词: Phage infection;    Membrane fusion;    Electron microscopy;    DNA transport;    Escherichia coli;   

DOI  :  10.1016/0014-5793(91)80899-E

学科分类：生物化学/生物物理

来源: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

【 摘 要 】

Phage T4 infection of Escherichia coli was studied by thin-section and freeze-fracture electron microscopy. It was found that phage T4 induces the formation of a bridge between the outer and inner membranes of E coli. A membrane fusion during the infection is suggested.

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