Three-dimensional reconstruction of bacteria with a complex endomembrane system.

The division of cellular space into functionally distinct membrane-defined compartments has been one of the major transitions in the history of life. Such compartmentalization has been claimed to occur in members of the Planctomycetes, Verrucomicrobiae, and Chlamydiae bacterial superphylum. Here we...

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Main Authors: Rachel Santarella-Mellwig, Sabine Pruggnaller, Norbert Roos, Iain W Mattaj, Damien P Devos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23700385/pdf/?tool=EBI