A distinct type of cellular organization was found in two species of the planctomycete genus
Pirellula, Pirellula marina and Pirellula staleyi. Both species possess two distinct regions …

The bacteria that mediate the anaerobic oxidation of ammonium (anammox) are detected
worldwide in natural and man-made ecosystems, and contribute up to 50% to the loss of …

… species described above, can best be explained within a model for planctomycete cell
organisation in which all planctomycete cells share the presence of a unique, peripheral ribosome…

Nitrogen is quantitatively the most important nutrient that plants acquire from the soil. It is well
established that plant roots take up nitrogen compounds of low molecular mass, including …

Microorganisms have been reported to induce settlement and metamorphosis in a wide range
of marine invertebrate species. However, the primary cue reported for metamorphosis of …

A molecular approach was used to investigate a recently described candidate division of
the domain Bacteria, TM7, currently known only from environmental 16S ribosomal DNA …

Phosphatidylserine (PS) plays a central role in cell signaling and in the biosynthesis of other
lipids. To date, however, the subcellular distribution and transmembrane topology of this …

Despite the rhizotoxicity of aluminum ( Al ) being identified over 100 years ago, there is still
no consensus regarding the mechanisms whereby root elongation rate is initially reduced in …

Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) is an ecologically and industrially important
process and is performed by a clade of deeply branching Planctomycetes. Anammox bacteria …

Endocytosis is a process by which extracellular material such as macromolecules can be
incorporated into cells via a membrane-trafficking system. Although universal among …