Journal of General Microbiology · 1950 · 18 citations · 0 references
Life SciencesBiologyMicrobiologyBacteriologyCell DivisionNuclear OrganizationBacterial MorphologyBacterial SporesBacterial SporulationMicrobial DivisionNuclear FusionSpore MorphologyBacillus SporesBacillus SporulationClostridial SporesClostridial SporulationSpore Developmental MorphologySpore MaturationSpore MorphogenesisSpore Ultrastructure
SUMMARY: In the sporulation of Clostridium tetani, a rod-like fusion nucleus is formed from the two nuclear units typical of a smooth bacillus. The fusion nucleus divides into two smaller rods, one of which degenerates; the other is included in the spore. The nucleus remains rod-shaped until the maturation of the spore is almost complete, when it is transformed into a spherical, eccentric spore nucleus.