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Invisible alliances: Kingdoms collide as bacteria and cells form captivating connections

The bacterium R. parkeri (magenta) can be seen here forming direct interkingdom contacts with the rough endoplasmic reticulum (cyan), the first known example of an intracellular pathogen interacting with a eukaryotic membrane in this way. Credit: Lamason Lab. In biology textbooks, the endoplasmic reticulum is often portrayed as a distinct, compact organelle near the nucleus, […]