Genome delivery of a contractile tailed phage and its superinfection exclusion mechanism
Aritz Roa-Eguiara, Leyre Marín-Arraiza, Victor Klein-Sousa, Mònica Santiveri, Nicole R. Rutbeek, Damien Piel, Tillmann Pape, Nicholas Sofos, Ivo Alexander Hendriks, Michael Lund Nielsen, Haidai Hu, Alexander Harms, Nicholas M. I. Taylor
This study resolves the structure of bacteriophage T4 at different stages, revealing mechanisms of genome delivery and superinfection exclusion.
bioRxiv · May 22, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology