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Bacteriology

Bacterial growth, toxins, spores, and biofilms

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During a short experimental exposure, E. coli cells continue to increase in mass and contain several separated copies of the chromosome. Microscopy shows long continuous cells without cross-walls. Removing the exposure permits the long cells to divide at multiple sites.

Which step of bacterial reproduction was most directly interrupted?