School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Thomas Building, Auckland, New Zealand.
J Bacteriol. 2010 Sep;192(17):4522-5. doi: 10.1128/JB.00224-10. Epub 2010 Jul 2.
The sheath of the Serratia entomophila antifeeding prophage, which is pathogenic to the New Zealand grass grub Costelytra zealandica, is a 3-fold helix formed by a 4-fold symmetric repeating motif disposed around a helical inner tube. This structure, determined by electron microscopy and image processing, is distinct from that of the other known morphologically similar bacteriophage sheaths.
沙雷氏菌属昆虫拒食噬菌体鞘,对新西兰草蛉 Costelytra zealandica 具有致病性,由一个 4 倍对称重复模式围绕一个螺旋内管排列形成的 3 倍螺旋构成。这种结构通过电子显微镜和图像处理确定,与其他已知形态相似的噬菌体鞘不同。