Morphology of staphylococcus bacteriophage P 1.
The group D staphylococcal phage P 1 was examined in the electron microscope after preparation by a variety of procedures. The virion was found to have an icosahedral capsid attached to a long contractile tail structure, the viral tail could be seen in partially contracted configurations. Morphological variants in the length of the sheath and needle were frequently found.
D002213:Capsid / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005613:Freeze Etching; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D013204:Staphylococcus Phages / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D014771:Virion / Q000648:ultrastructure