For over 100 years, endosymbiotic theories have figured in thoughts about the differences
between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. More than 20 different versions of endosymbiotic …

Planctomycetes are ubiquitous, environmentally and biotechnologically important bacteria
that are key players in global carbon and nitrogen cycles. Ever since their first discovery in …

Advances in imaging technologies have revealed that many bacteria possess organelles
with a proteomically defined lumen and a macromolecular boundary. Some are bound by a …

With the increased use of chemical fertilizers in agriculture, many densely populated
countries face environmental problems associated with high ammonia emissions. The …

Planctomycetes form a distinct phylum of the domain Bacteria and possess unusual features
such as intracellular compartmentalization and a lack of peptidoglycan in their cell walls …

Bacteria of the phylum Planctomycetes have been previously reported to possess several
features that are typical of eukaryotes, such as cytosolic compartmentalization and …

Publisher Summary This chapter highlights endosymbiont hypothesis. All contemporary
genomes (including those of plastids and mitochondria) ultimately derive from a single …

The organisation of cells of the planctomycete species Pirellula marina, Isosphaera pallida,
Gemmata obscuriglobus, Planctomyces maris and" Candidatus Brocadia anammoxidans" …

A symbiosis-based phylogeny leads to a consistent, useful classification system for all life."
Kingdoms" and" Domains" are replaced by biological names for the most inclusive taxa …

Abstract Al. pha. pro. te. o. bac. te′ ri. a. Gr. n. alpha name of first letter of Greek alphabet;
Gr. n. Proteus ocean god able to change shape; Gr. n. bakterion a small rod; ML fem. pl. n …