Multiple choice

Of the following which type of endospore location is observed in the organism Bacillus subtilis?

  1. Terminal spore

  2. Terminal spore with swollen sporangium

  3. Central spore

  4. Subterminal spore

  5. Lateral endospores
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Explanation

Subterminal endospores are those between these two extremes usually seen far enough towards the poles but close enough to the center so as not to be considered either terminal or central. Examples of bacteria having subterminal endospore include Bacillus subtilis.

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