Bacterial microcompartments

Nature Reviews Microbiology 16, 277 (2018).
doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2018.10

Authors: Cheryl A. Kerfeld, Clement Aussignargues, Jan Zarzycki, Fei Cai & Markus Sutter
Bacterial microcompartments (BMCs) are self-assembling organelles that consist of an enzymatic core that is encapsulated by a selectively permeable protein shell. The potential to form BMCs is widespread and found across the kingdom Bacteria. BMCs have crucial roles in carbon dioxide fixation in autotrophs and

Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - March 5, 2018 Category: Microbiology Authors: Cheryl A. Kerfeld Clement Aussignargues Jan Zarzycki Fei Cai Markus Sutter Tags: Review Source Type: research