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. 2021 Aug 10;12:707124. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.707124

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Cell shape transitions during cytokinesis in S. acidocaldarius. (A) Snapshots of a dividing cell. The round mother cell divides into two daughter cells that rapidly oscillate between an oval shape and a round shape. (B) Evidence for the unilateral ingression of the cleavage furrow in a dividing cell. Arrowheads point to site of ingression of the cleavage furrow. (B,C) Examples of round mother cells splitting into two bean-shaped daughters that revert to a round shape upon full division. In both cases, daughter cells eventually part. DIC, 75°C, 100X + 1.5X lens. Times are provided in min:sec. Interpretative diagrams are shown below each series of snapshots, with cell dimples shown as dotted circles.