Open AccessOuter Membrane Vesicles (OMVs) Produced by Gram-Negative Bacteria: Structure, Functions, Biogenesis, and Vaccine Application
Author(s) -
Noemi Furuyama,
Marcelo Palma Sircili
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
biomed research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 126
eISSN - 2314-6141
pISSN - 2314-6133
DOI - 10.1155/2021/1490732
Subject(s) - bacterial outer membrane , biogenesis , vesicle , bacteria , gram negative bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , gram , biology , chemistry , membrane , escherichia coli , biochemistry , genetics , gene
Gram-negative bacteria produce outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) with 10 to 300 nm of diameter. The contribution of OMVs to bacterial pathogenesis is a topic of great interest, and their capacity to be combined with antigens impact in the future to the development of vaccines.
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