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The lethal effect of unbalanced growth following damage by ionizing radiation or thymidine starvation is attributed to loss of ability to synthesize an outer cell wall that is strong enough for its essential role in cell division.
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BAZILL, G. Lethal Unbalanced Growth in Bacteria. Nature 216, 346–349 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/216346a0
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