mesosomallike
Mesosomallike describes cellular features in prokaryotes that resemble mesosomes—invaginations or vesicular compartments associated with the bacterial plasma membrane as observed in some electron micrographs. The term is used descriptively when structures appear similar to mesosomes but their identity and function are not established.
Historically, mesosomes were proposed as organelles involved in respiration, synthesis of cell wall components, or DNA
In practice, mesosomallike structures may arise from natural membrane invaginations under certain physiological conditions or during
Because mesosomes are not recognized as definitive, stable organelles in most bacteria, mesosomallike descriptions emphasize morphological