Planctomyces

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Planctomyces are a type of bacteria found in plankton that reproduce through budding. This process involves the formation of a small bud on the mother cell, which grows and eventually separates. Unlike some other bacteria that reproduce by fission, the mother cell and the bud in budding bacteria can have different properties. For instance, the daughter buds of some Pasteuria strains are motile with flagella, while the mother cells are not. Planctomyces specifically have long, fibrous stalks extending from the end opposite the bud.1

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The related Planctomyces, found in plankton, have long fibrillar stalks at the end opposite the bud. In Hyphomicrobium a hyphal filament (prostheca) grows out of one end of the cell, and the bud grows out of the tip of the prostheca, separated by a relatively long distance…
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The related Planctomyces, found in plankton, have long fibrillar stalks at the end opposite the bud. In Hyphomicrobium a hyphal filament (prostheca) grows out of one end of the cell, and the bud grows out of the tip of the prostheca, separated by a relatively long distance…
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