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Figure 1
Large dsDNA-containing icosahedral viruses. (a) Cryo-electron micrograph of Mimivirus showing a small tail on one vertex. The radial striations are fibers that cover the virus surface. The scale bar is 2000 Å in length. (b) Cryo-EM image reconstruction of PBCV-1 at 26 Å resolution. The capsid is composed of arrays of pseudo-hexagonal capsomers organized into trisymmetrons and pentasymmetrons, as indicated by the colors. The virus measures about 1900 Å in diameter. (Adapted from Nandhagopal et al., 2002BB32.)

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CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
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