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A Researcher Unexpectedly Identified Mutant Bacteria Deficient in the FtsZ

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A researcher unexpectedly identified mutant bacteria deficient in the FtsZ protein. Their growth appeared filamentous, and displayed incomplete cell division. Explain the role of the FtsZ protein and how a deficiency would account for this altered growth.


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