Lipid Droplet Is an Ancient and Inheritable Organelle in Bacteria
X. Chi, O. O. Ogunsade, Z. Zhou, Z. Li, X. Li, M. Zhang, F. Song, J. Wang, M. A. Hammad, X. Zhang, S. Zhang, X. Wan, L. Zhang, C. Zhang, P. Liu
The paper identifies lipid droplets in multiple bacterial phyla, shows their conservation and inheritance, and estimates their origin to 3.19 billion years ago.
bioRxiv · May 18, 2020 · PreprintCell Biology