Sporulation of Bacteria (With Diagram)
The below mentioned article provides a quick note on the Sporulation of Bacteria. Bacteria produce several types of spores called gonidia, sporangiospores, arthrospores (oidia), conidia, cysts and endospores. Endospores (Fig. 2.12): They are highly thick-walled and resistant spores which are formed in response to adverse environment, presence of harmful waste products or ageing of bacterial colony. A part of protoplast [...]