Sporulation

This template shows the bacterial sporulation cycle branching off from the vegetative growth and binary fission cycle, beginning with asymmetric cell division to form a forespore and proceeding through engulfment, coat formation, and late sporulation with coat, cortex, and inner membrane layers. It continues through mother cell lysis to release a free spore, which germinates back into a vegetative daughter cell.

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