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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Wiley Interdiscip Rev Nanomed Nanobiotechnol. 2018 Apr 26;11(2):e1523. doi: 10.1002/wnan.1523

Figure 2. Biofunctions of OMVs.

Figure 2

OMVs release from bacteria outer membrane layer and automatically entrap various cellular molecules. Biofunctions of OMVs are categorized and described as above, including horizontal DNA transformation, quorum sensing, toxin secretion, nutrient digestion and misfolded protein secretion.