Title:

Electron Microscope Studies of Bacterial Viruses

Creator:

Anderson, Thomas F.
Luria, S. E. (Salvador Edward), 1912-1991
Delbru?ck, Max

Date:

July 1943

Description:

The advent of the electron microscope in the late 1930s allowed Luria, Delbruck, and Anderson to measure the physical size of phage, the length of the tail fibers, and to determine the symmetry of the capsid. In this article, they studied four strains of bacterial viruses, three of which consisted of a head and a tail, while the fourth strain had no visible tail. They also observed the interaction between two viruses which acted upon the same strain of E. coli.

Periodical:

Journal of Bacteriology

Publisher:

American Society for Microbiology

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of the American Society for Microbiology. and Reproduced with permission of the American Philosophical Society.

Genre:

Articles

Subject:

Bacteriophages and Microscopy, Electron

Format:

Text

Extent:

21 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Periodical. Luria, Salvador E., Max Delbruck, and Thomas F. Anderson. "Electron Microscope Studies of Bacterial Viruses." Journal of Bacteriology 46, 1 (July 1943): 57-76. Article. 21 Images.. Journal of Bacteriology

Legacy ID:

QLBBGH

NLM ID:

101584611X89

Profiles Collection:

The Salvador E. Luria Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584611X89

Story Section:

Genetics Lessons from Bacteriophage, 1938-1944