Open wide: Human mouth bacteria reproduce through rare form of cell division

New research has uncovered an extraordinary mechanism of cell division in Corynebacterium matruchotii, one of the most common bacteria living in dental plaque. The filamentous bacterium doesn't just divide, it splits into multiple cells at once, a rare process called multiple fission.

source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240902200805.htm