Bacterial morphology: why have different shapes?
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Bacterial morphology: why have different shapes?
The fact that bacteria have different shapes is not surprising; after all, we teach the concept early and often and use it in identification and classification. However, why bacteria should have a particular shape is a question that receives much less attention. The answer is that morphology is just another way microorganisms cope with their environment, another tool for gaining a competitive a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Opinion in Microbiology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1369-5274
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2007.09.009