Having the full structural view of
the bacterial organelle membrane can help provide important information in fighting pathogens or bioengineering bacterial organelles for beneficial purposes.»
Not exact matches
These
organelles, or
bacterial microcompartments (BMCs), are used by some bacteria to fix carbon dioxide, Kerfeld noted.
Though their
bacterial origins are now well established, many questions remain about the evolution of these
organelles.
Scientists are providing the clearest view yet of an intact
bacterial microcompartment, revealing at atomic - level resolution the structure and assembly of the
organelle's protein shell.