Cyanoraptor replicating inside an attacked cell (IMAGE)

Arizona State University

Cyanoraptor replicating inside an attacked cell

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Once inside its prey, Cyanoraptor lodges within the bacterium’s cytoplasm and begins to replicate - growing and dividing until eventually killing the prey and releasing a new army of attack cells.

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Photo courtesy of Julie Bethany Rakes

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