On the origin of membrane vesicles in Gram-negative bacteria

作者：Leah Zhou, Ratchapin Srisatjaluk, David E. Justus, Ron J. Doyle · 发表于：FEMS Microbiology Letters · 年份：1998 · DOI：10.1111/j.1574-6968.1998.tb13049.x · 被引用次数：233 · 研究领域：Bacterial Infections and Vaccines、Protist diversity and phylogeny、Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior

It is proposed that the genesis of extracellular membrane vesicles in Gram-negative bacteria is a result of cell wall turnover. Peptidoglycan turnover would cause a turgor on the outer membrane, causing the outer membrane to bulge and finally bleb. Mechanical motion would then shear the blebs into the culture medium.