@article{mbs:/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-23-3-553, author = "Bradley, D. E. and Kay, D.", title = "The Fine Structure of Bacteriophages", journal= "Microbiology", year = "1960", volume = "23", number = "3", pages = "553-563", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-23-3-553", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-23-3-553", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1465-2080", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "SUMMARY: The ‘negative contrast’ method for the preparation of viruses for electron microscopy was used to study 22 different bacteriophages. A great variety of features is described, leading to some morphological grouping. The use of uranyl acetate on coli phage T 5 revealed subunit structure in both the head and tail, features not shown by the conventional phosphotungstic acid treatment.", }