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The group D staphylococcal phage P1 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 varients in the length of the sheath and needle were frequently found.
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Black, B.C., Brown, D.T. Morphology of staphylococcus bacteriophage P1. Archives of Virology 91, 313–327 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01314290
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