Table 1. Analysis of the incidence of apparent “symmetrical” vs. “asymmetrical” cell divisions in WT vs. SCV cells from TEM cell preparations of S. aureus, S. epidermidis and S. lugdunensis.

Colony type	Symmetrical cell division	Asymmetrical cell division
S. aureus WT	62.2%	37.8%
S. aureus SCV	19.3%	80.7%
S. epidermidis WT	70.6%	29.4%
S. epidermidis SCV	35.0%	65.0%
S. lugdunensis WT	66.9%	33.1%
S. lugdunensis SCV	28.5%	71.5%