Extracellular vesicles (EVs) of minimalistic Mollicutes mirror the bacterial proteome, elicit immune responses, and mediate plasmid transfer via vesiduction, highlighting the EVs’ roles in host ...

"The microbe is a cell wall lacking Mollicutes bacteria, called Candidatus Phytoplasma. These bacteria thrive in the nutrient-rich phloem and sieve cells of plants," said the researchers ...