Fig. 3: Evaluating the link between mispackaging frequency and the accumulation of empty capsids during infection.
From: Frequency of mispackaging of Prochlorococcus DNA by cyanophage
a Impact of protein (chloramphenicol) or DNA synthesis (ciprofloxacin) inhibition on mispackaging frequency during infection of MED4 by the podovirus. The p values were calculated by a Kruskal–Wallis test followed by a Dunn test. The trend of ciprofloxacin and chloramphenicol effect followed our predictions (ciprofloxacin increased the mispackaging frequency, chloramphenicol decreased it), though below statistical significance compared to the control, but their effect was significant when compared to each other. b Fraction (%) of empty capsids in the lysate at two light levels. c Representative electron micrograph of each cyanophage lysate revealing full (blue arrow) and empty (red arrow) capsids. White arrows show glycogen granules.
