{
  "id": 1626367,
  "title": "Intracellular genomic variability driven by cellular compartmentalization in the giant bacterium Achromatium spp.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/intracellular-genomic-variability-driven-by-cellular",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.16.745057v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Bacteria of the genus Achromatium harbor hundreds of chromosomes that were previously suggested to be genetically diverse. By sequencing multiple regions from individual cells, we demonstrate that chromosomes within a single cell differ in nucleotide and amino acid sequence, reaching levels of divergence well below accepted bacterial species boundaries and below the range associated with…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}