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Time-lapse photography of Bacillus subtilis L-forms replicating in liquid medium.

Journal of bacteriology ·Vol. 127 ·No. 2 ·1976-08-00 ·Pages 1018-21

Gilpin RW, Nagy SS

Abstract

Phase-contrast observations indicate that an L-form of Bacillus subtilis divides in liquid medium by a "budding-like" mechanism without participation of "large bodies" or "elementary bodies."

MeSH Terms

Bacillus subtilis/cytology,growth & development Cell Division L Forms/cytology,growth & development Microscopy, Phase-Contrast

Authors & Affiliations

2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Gilpin R W

Nagy S S

References (9)

9 references, click to expand

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Article Info

Journal

Journal of bacteriology

Abbr.

J Bacteriol

ISSN

0021-9193

DOI

10.1128/jb.127.2.1018-1021.1976

Published

1976-08-00

Pages

1018-21

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

2985120R

PMCID

PMC233012

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jb.127.2.1018-1021.1976 PMC Full Text View journal details

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