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The nature of the growth medium determines both the packing and the position of the chromosomes and this in turn apparently determines whether the cells will grow or sporulate.
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DAWES, I., KAY, D. & MANDELSTAM, J. Determining Effect of Growth Medium on the Shape and Position of Daughter Chromosomes and on Sporulation in Bacillus subtilis. Nature 230, 567–569 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/230567a0
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