PVC bacteria: variation of, but not exception to, the Gram-negative cell plan
Planctomycetes-Verrucomicrobia-Chlamydiae (PVC) bacteria have features that differentiate them from classical Gram-negative (G-) bacteria. One such feature is their complex endomembrane system. Based on the difference of membrane organization and compartment identity, PVC bacteria were proposed to f...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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2014
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Trends in microbiology
Year: 2014, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 14-20 |
| ISSN: | 1878-4380 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.tim.2013.10.008 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2013.10.008 Verlag, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966842X13002199 
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| Author Notes: | Damien P. Devos |
| Summary: | Planctomycetes-Verrucomicrobia-Chlamydiae (PVC) bacteria have features that differentiate them from classical Gram-negative (G-) bacteria. One such feature is their complex endomembrane system. Based on the difference of membrane organization and compartment identity, PVC bacteria were proposed to form an exception to the bacterial G- cell plan. Here I argue that all PVC membranes are derived from G- membranes, and that their organization and the compartments they form are similar to those of G- bacteria. I suggest that PVC membrane organization should be evaluated within a G- framework and as a variation of it. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 11.05.2017 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1878-4380 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.tim.2013.10.008 |