obsolete viral entry into host cell via pilus basal pore (obsolete GO:0039668)
OBSOLETE. The uptake of a virus or viral genetic material into a host cell which occurs through retraction of the virion-bound pilus, followed by entry of the viral genome into the host cell through the pilus basal pore. Filamentous bacteriophages absorb to the tip of the F-pili and can enter the bacterial cell in this way.
filamentous viral entry into host cell via pilus retraction
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