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    Impact of bacteria motility in the encounter rates with bacteriophage in mucus

    Bacteriophages—or phages—are viruses that infect bacteria and are present in large concentrations in the mucosa that cover the internal organs of animals. Immunoglobulin (Ig) domains on the phage surface inter...

    Kevin L. Joiner, Arlette Baljon, Jeremy Barr, Forest Rohwer in Scientific Reports (2019)

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    Structural puzzles in virology solved with an overarching icosahedral design principle

    Viruses have evolved protein containers with a wide spectrum of icosahedral architectures to protect their genetic material. The geometric constraints defining these container designs, and their implications f...

    Reidun Twarock, Antoni Luque in Nature Communications (2019)