Frequent and asymmetric cell division in endosymbiotic bacteria of cockroaches | Applied and Environmental Microbiology Diverse insects are dependent on specific bacterial mutualists for their survival and reproduction. Due to the long-lasting coevolutionary history, such symbiotic bacteria tend to exhibit degenerative...

Obligate #endosymbionts are weird in more ways than one. Cell shape and division is one such weird trait. Here is a cool work studying cell division in #Blattabacterium, obligate endosymbionts of #cockroaches

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