A bacterium that is not a microbe

Science. 2022 Jun 24;376(6600):1379-1380. doi: 10.1126/science.adc9387. Epub 2022 Jun 23.

Abstract

A new discovery challenges the prevailing view of the boundaries of bacterial cell size.

MeSH terms

  • Sulfur-Reducing Bacteria* / genetics
  • Sulfur-Reducing Bacteria* / metabolism
  • Sulfur-Reducing Bacteria* / ultrastructure
  • Thiotrichaceae* / genetics
  • Thiotrichaceae* / metabolism
  • Thiotrichaceae* / ultrastructure
  • Vacuoles / metabolism
  • Vacuoles / ultrastructure