Asymmetric bacterium

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Asymmetric bacteria are bacteria that, as their name implies, undergo "non-symmetrical" life cycles. This especially includes those that differentiate temporally, such as prosthecate bacteria.[1]

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  1. ^ Madigan, Michael T., Martinko, John M. (2006). Brock Biology of Microorganisms, 11th ed., Pearson Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-196893-9.