Bacterial Sporulation as a Modified Procaryotic Cell Division

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Aug 1969 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Nature, volume 223, pages 804-807 (issn: 0028-0836, eissn: 1476-4687,

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Authors: A D, Hitchins; R A, Slepecky;

doi: 10.1038/223804a0

pmid: 4894962

Bacterial Sporulation as a Modified Procaryotic Cell Division

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Abstract

This article reviews the idea that the bacterial spore is a small cell, formed by an asymmetric cell division and enveloped by the larger sister cell. Both processes seem to be morphological expressions of unbalanced growth resulting from shift down growth conditions.

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Keywords

DNA Replication, Spores, Germ Cells, Cell Wall, Cell Membrane, Models, Biological, Cell Division, Anti-Bacterial Agents

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