Structure of the putative long tail fiber receptor-binding tip of a novel temperate bacteriophage from the Antarctic bacterium Bizionia argentinensis JUB59

• Published in: Journal of Structural Biology
• Main Authors: Pellizza Pena, Leonardo Agustín, López, José L., Vázquez, Susana Claudia, Sycz, Gabriela, Guimarães, Beatriz G., Rinaldi, Jimena Julieta, Goldbaum, Fernando Alberto, Aran, Martin, Mac Cormack, Walter Patricio, Klinke, Sebastian
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science
• Subjects: CAUDOVIRALES; FLAVOBACTERIACEAE; MITOMYCIN C; PROPHAGE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Potter Cove; Argentina; Pena; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/139179

Tailed bacteriophages are one of the most widespread biological entities on Earth. Their singular structures, such as spikes or fibers are of special interest given their potential use in a wide range of biotechnological applications. In particular, the long fibers present at the termini of the T4 p...