Structure of Bacteriophage | Microbiology

In this article we will discuss about the structure of bacteriophage. Bacteriophage ØX174 belongs to the genus Micro virus of the family Microviridae from the Group II (ssDNA Viruses). The bacteriophage ØX174 was discovered by R.L. Sinsheimer at California Institute of Technology. It is one of the ssDNA phages of E.coli which has been most extensively studied. The phage particles [...]