2012
DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro2834
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Distribution, formation and regulation of gas vesicles

Abstract: A range of bacteria and archaea produce intracellular gas-filled proteinaceous structures that function as flotation devices in order to maintain a suitable depth in the aqueous environment. The wall of these gas vesicles is freely permeable to gas molecules and is composed of a small hydrophobic protein, GvpA, which forms a single-layer wall. In addition, several minor structural, accessory or regulatory proteins are required for gas vesicle formation. In different organisms, 8-14 genes encoding gas vesicle p… Show more

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“…1E). Therefore, the gas within the vesicle is in equilibrium with the gas dissolved in the cytoplasm or medium (Pfeifer, 2012). But they are not considered to store gas as pressurized balloons.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…1E). Therefore, the gas within the vesicle is in equilibrium with the gas dissolved in the cytoplasm or medium (Pfeifer, 2012). But they are not considered to store gas as pressurized balloons.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…They include cyanobacteria, anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria, cold-loving heterotrophic bacteria, spore-forming bacteria, and so on (Pfeifer, 2012). A (2012) and (E) from Shapiro et al (2014), with permission from the publisher.…”
Section: Prokaryotic Gas Vesicles Bacterial Gas Vesiclesmentioning
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“…Gas vesicles are intracellular proteinaceous structures that facilitate flotation throughout aquatic niches in many different micro-organisms (Pfeifer, 2012). These hollow cylindrical structures are permeable only to dissolved gas in the medium, and thus, gas vesicles reduce the density of bacterial cells, allowing them to fully colonize a static water column through flotation (Walsby, 1994).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%