title: Structure of Erwinia carotovora temperate bacteriophage 59 and its DNA.
abstract: The temperate phage 59 from Erwinia carotovora and its DNA were studied. The phage particles have an icosahedral head and a long noncontractile tail with a base plate. The virus DNA makes up 50% of the total virus and exists as a linear molecule (molecular weight, 2.6 X 10(7)). A model of virus structural organization is presented.
mesh_terms: D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000032:analysis / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D004885:Erwinia; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008954:Models, Biological; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral