This streptobacillus is undergoing binary fission. The nucleoid has already divided and constriction of the cytoplasmic membrane and synthesis of a peptidoglycan septum at the divisome is occuring.
Illustration of a Prokaryotic Cell (Bacillus megaterium) .jpg by Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology,
The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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Last updated: Feb., 2021
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