The Filamentous Forms of Bacillus megaterium

F. J. Bergersen

doi:10.1099/00221287-11-2-175

The Filamentous Forms of Bacillus megaterium

F. J. Bergersen
First Published: 01 October 1954 https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-11-2-175

Abstract

SUMMARY: The fine filaments of Bacillus megaterium are shown to arise from large basal cells: they have paired nuclear bodies within walls differing in composition from those of the normal vegetative cells. No evidence was found for any sexual fusion of these filaments.

Received: 13/02/1954
Published Online: 01/10/1954

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