The novel shapeshifting bacterial phylum Saltatorellota
S. Wiegand, M. Jogler, T. Kohn, R. P. Awal, S. Oberbeckmann, K. Kesy, O. Jeske, P. Schumann, S. H. Peeters, N. Kallscheuer, M. Strauss, A. Heuer, M. S. M. Jetten, M. Labrenz, M. Rohde, , C. Jogler
This paper discovers a new bacterial phylum, Saltatorellota, capable of shape-shifting and amoeba-like movement, challenging the notion of bacterial morphological rigidity.
bioRxiv · Oct 24, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology