gas vesicle organisation, gas vesicle organization and biogenesis, gas vesicle biosynthesis, gas vesicle formation
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Definition
A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of a gas vesicle. A gas vesicle is a hollow structure made of protein, which usually has the form of a cylindrical tube closed by conical end caps.
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GOC:mah
Comment
Note that although gas vesicles are commonly referred to as 'vesicles' or 'vacuoles' in the literature, they are not surrounded by a membrane.