Bacterial Cell (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Barbara

Bacterial Cell

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An ultra-small bacterial cell (scale bar is 100 nanometers) is thought to be a relative of the microorganisms that encode diversity-generating retroelements.

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Birgit Luef, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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