Microbial Growth

Binary fission is the method by which prokaryotes produce new individuals that are genetically identical to the parent organism.

FtsZ is a protein encoded by the ftsZ gene that assembles into a ring at the future site of the septum of bacterial cell division.

MreB is a protein found in bacteria homologous to actin.

Peptidoglycan, also known as murein, is a polymer and consists of sugars and amino acids which form the cell walls of bacteria.

Bacterial growth occurs by the division of one bacterium into two daughter cells in a process called binary fission.