Cell Structure Changes in the Hyperthermophilic Crenarchaeon <named-content content-type="genus-species">Sulfolobus islandicus</named-content> Lacking the S-Layer

ABSTRACT Rediscovery of the ancient evolutionary relationship between archaea and eukaryotes has revitalized interest in archaeal cell biology. Key to the understanding of archaeal cells is the surface layer (S-layer), which is commonly found in Archaea but whose in vivo function is unknown. Here, w...

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Main Authors: Changyi Zhang, Rebecca L. Wipfler, Yuan Li, Zhiyu Wang, Emily N. Hallett, Rachel J. Whitaker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-08-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01589-19