Viruses can be described as acellular organisms whose genome consists of nucleic acid that replicate inside living cells (host cells) using their cellular synthetic machinery, and cause the synthesis of specialised elements called virions, that can transfer the genome to other cells. M13 bacteriophage (virus which infects only bacteria) is a filamentous virus that is about 1 μm long and 5-6 nm in diameter
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Molukanele, P, Du Plessis, A, Roberts, T et al. 2010. Selective deactivation of viruses using femtosecond laser pulses. CSIR 3rd Biennial Conference 2010. Science Real and Relevant. CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa, 30 August – 01 September 2010, pp 1
Molukanele, P., Du Plessis, A., Roberts, T., Botha, L., Khati, M., Campos, W., & Rotherham, L. (2010). Selective deactivation of viruses using femtosecond laser pulses. CSIR. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4296
Molukanele, P, A Du Plessis, T Roberts, L Botha, M Khati, W Campos, and L Rotherham. "Selective deactivation of viruses using femtosecond laser pulses." (2010): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4296
Molukanele P, Du Plessis A, Roberts T, Botha L, Khati M, Campos W, et al, Selective deactivation of viruses using femtosecond laser pulses; CSIR; 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4296 .
CSIR 3rd Biennial Conference 2010. Science Real and Relevant. CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa, 30 August – 01 September 2010
