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Bacteria with Membrane-Coat Protein

Caption: This electron microscopy image shows Gemmata obscuriglobus. This and other PVC bacteria, the EMBL scientists discovered, have membrane-coat proteins associated with the membranes of sub-cellular compartments like the one shown in green, in which vesicles can be seen as dark green regions. The bacterium's DNA is colored purple.

Credit: Rachel Melwig & Christine Panagiotidis / EMBL

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