Phagocytosis - cell ingestion - is an important process confined to eukaryotes. Or is it? Shiratori et al. have discovered the existence of phagocytosis in a planctomycete bacterium, raising new questions about the significance of phagotrophy beyond the realm of eukaryotic life.

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变形细菌中的吞噬作用。

吞噬作用-细胞摄入-是局限于真核生物的重要过程。还是？Shiratori等。已经发现了一种浮游细菌中存在吞噬作用，这引发了关于吞噬细胞在真核生物生活领域之外的重要性的新问题。