Multiple choice

Which of the following structures provides the buoyancy to the bacterial cells?

  1. Gas vesicles

  2. Carboxysomes

  3. Magnetosomes

  4. Endospores

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Explanation

These are spindle-shaped structures present in planktonic bacteria. They provide buoyancy to these cells by decreasing their overall cell density.