Outer membrane vesicles are vesicles released from the outer membranes of Gram-negative bacteria. While Gram-positive bacteria release vesicles as well, those vesicles fall under the broader category of bacterial membrane vesicles. From Wikipedia
Published in *Nature*, the research uncovers how APOL9 selectively targets bacterial lipids to release immune-boosting vesicles, offering insights into microbiome-directed therapies.