Explosive cell lysis as a mechanism for the biogenesis of bacterial membrane vesicles and biofilms

Explosive cell lysis as a mechanism for the biogenesis of bacterial membrane vesicles and biofilms

Many bacteria release DNA and membrane vesicles through unclear mechanisms. Here, the authors show that a prophage endolysin is involved in the explosive lysis of a sub-population of cells in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, releasing cytoplasmic content and membrane fragments that rapidly form membrane vesi...

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Main Authors: Lynne Turnbull, Masanori Toyofuku, Amelia L. Hynen, Masaharu Kurosawa, Gabriella Pessi, Nicola K. Petty, Sarah R. Osvath, Gerardo Cárcamo-Oyarce, Erin S. Gloag, Raz Shimoni, Ulrich Omasits, Satoshi Ito, Xinhui Yap, Leigh G. Monahan, Rosalia Cavaliere, Christian H. Ahrens, Ian G. Charles, Nobuhiko Nomura, Leo Eberl, Cynthia B. Whitchurch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11220

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