Phagocytosis-like cell engulfment by a planctomycete bacterium
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.
| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13499-2 |
| Summary: | 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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| ISSN: | 2041-1723 |