A review on the shape changes in pathogenic bacteria with emphasis on Mycobacterium tuberculosis

A review on the shape changes in pathogenic bacteria with emphasis on Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Bacteria show a plenty of cellular shapes and can alter their forms. The bacterial cell shape is functionally important. Bacteria have a number of options to select their shapes in order to uptake more nutrient, motility, attachment to surface, symmetrical division of chromosomal elements, and local...

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Main Authors: Parissa Farnia, Poopak Farnia, Jalaledin Ghanavi, Genady Konstantinovich Zhavnerko, Nikolai Nikolaevich Poleschuyk, Ali Akbar Velayati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal
Subjects:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
ovoid
round
shape of pathogens
Y and V form bacilli
Online Access:http://www.bmbtrj.org/article.asp?issn=2588-9834;year=2018;volume=2;issue=4;spage=242;epage=246;aulast=Farnia

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