Bacterial microcompartments (BMCs) are organelle-like structures found in bacteria. They consist of a protein shell that encloses enzymes and other proteins...

possess eukaryotic organelles, some do contain protein-shelled bacterial microcompartments, which are thought to act as primitive prokaryotic organelles;...

compartmentalize bacterial metabolism, a function performed by the membrane-bound organelles in eukaryotes. Carboxysomes are bacterial microcompartments found in...

"Protein-based organelles in bacteria: carboxysomes and related microcompartments". Nature Reviews. Microbiology. 6 (9): 681–91. doi:10.1038/nrmicro1913...

its sole source of carbon and energy. The organism contains a bacterial microcompartment capable of processing propanediol. C. freundii creates a positive...

Carboxysomes are bacterial microcompartments (BMCs) consisting of polyhedral protein shells filled with the enzymes ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase...

within the cytoplasm except for an outer cell membrane, but bacterial microcompartments, which are thought to be quasi-organelles enclosed in protein...

proteolytic cavity. Another large class of protein compartments are bacterial microcompartments, which are made of a protein shell that encapsulates various...

IslB enzymes are several genes that encode shell proteins of bacterial microcompartments (BMCs). It has been found that the IslA and IslB enzymes are...

Bacterial phyla constitute the major lineages of the domain Bacteria. While the exact definition of a bacterial phylum is debated, a popular definition...