Minimization of extracellular space as a driving force in prokaryote association and the origin of eukaryotes.PDFVIP

Hooper and Burstein Biology Direct 2014, 9:24 /content/9/1/24 RESEARCH Open Access Minimization of extracellular space as a driving force in prokaryote association and the origin of eukaryotes * Scott L Hooper and Helaine J Burstein Abstract Background: Internalization-based hypotheses of eukaryotic origin require close physical association of host and symbiont. Prior hypotheses of how these associations arose include chance, specific metab