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[[Image:T4_schema.jpg|thumb|left|Schematic representation of bacteriophage T4]] | [[Image:T4_schema.jpg|thumb|left|Schematic representation of bacteriophage T4]] | ||
Bacteriophage T4 belongs to the Myoviridae family and the Caudovirales order. It belongs to this order and family because of its complex tail structure. In this complex tail structures many proteins are involved. It infects Escherichia coli bacteria. | Bacteriophage T4 belongs to the Myoviridae family and the Caudovirales order. It belongs to this order and family because of its complex tail structure. In this complex tail structures many proteins are involved. It infects Escherichia coli bacteria. | ||
It consists of three parts : a DNA-containing head, a doubles-tubed tail with a contractile outer tail-sheath and a baseplate with long and short tail fibers. | It consists of three parts : a DNA-containing head, a doubles-tubed tail with a contractile outer tail-sheath and a baseplate with long and short tail fibers. | ||
