The TWiVsters explain how the shape of pleomorphic virus particles – spherical or filamentous – determines the probability of virus attachment and fusion, and resistance to selective pressure such as antibodies that block cell entry.

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Pleomorphic virus particles and cell entry (Nat Micro)
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TWiV 743: Shape-shifting viruses