Fig. 2From: Diversity and characterization of temperate bacteriophages induced in Pasteurella multocida from different host speciesElectron micrographs of phage induced in P. multocida isolates. Differences were observed in the morphology of phage induced in P. multocida isolates. Siphoviridae-like phage possessed hexagonal (a) or elongated (b) capsids connected to flexible tails. Differences were also observed in the morphology of Myoviridae-like phage which possessed extended sheaths and blunt ends (c; arrow), extended sheaths and prominent base plates and tail fibres (d; arrow) or contracted sheaths and blunt tail ends (e; arrow). In some cases, Myoviridae- and Siphoviridae-type phage were both induced in the same bacterial hosts (e; arrow and arrowhead). Myoviridae-type phage were also identified in a sub-set of isolates which possessed unique, small hexagonal capsids (f)Back to article page