Tarahovsky Y S, Khusainov A A, Deev A A, Kim Y V
Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, Academy of Science of the USSR, Moscow.
FEBS Lett. 1991 Sep 2;289(1):18-22. doi: 10.1016/0014-5793(91)80899-e.
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.