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Bacterium or organelle?

William Wells

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Genome Biology 2000, 1:spotlight-20000912-02 doi:10.1186/gb-spotlight-20000912-02

Published: 12 September 2000

The complete sequence of Buchnera, an obligate resident of aphid cells, suggests that this bacterium is on its way to becoming an organelle.