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Diagram demonstrating the distinctions between ultramicrobacteria and ultramicrocells. (A) Ultramicrobacteria; (B) ultramicrocells formed in response to unfavorable environmental conditions, such as hyperosmotic stress; (C) ultramicrocells formed as a consequence of aging; rod-to-sphere transition during late-log and stationary phases of the bacterial life cycle.
