Phagocytosis-like cell engulfment by a planctomycete bacterium

Autor: Takashi Shiratori, Shigekatsu Suzuki, Yukako Kakizawa, Ken-ichiro Ishida
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13499-2
Popis: Phagocytosis is a typically eukaryotic feature that could be behind the origin of eukaryotic cells. Here, the authors describe a bacterium that can engulf other bacteria and small eukaryotic cells through a phagocytosis-like mechanism.
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