Molecular mechanism of bacteriophage tail contraction- structure of an S-layer-penetrating bacteriophage
J. S. Wilson, L.-C. Fortier, R. P. Fagan, P. A. Bullough
This study reveals the atomic structures of a bacteriophage with a contractile tail that infects Clostridioides difficile, showing that tail contraction alone provides enough energy to penetrate the S-layer and cell wall without enzymatic activity.
bioRxiv · Aug 4, 2023Microbiology