Tufts of bacteriophage (viruses that infect bacteria) cling to the large cell they’re infestin
Tufts of bacteriophage (viruses that infect bacteria) cling to the large cell they’re infesting in this electron micrograph. Once attached their “tails” contract and injects genetic material through the bacteria cell’s membrane, which then hijacks the cell processes to do the virus’s bidding and replicate it. : Graham Beards/Wiki/CC-By-SA3.0 -- source link