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Dai, X. et al. Sinorhizobium meliloti, a slow-growing bacterium, exhibits growth rate dependence of cell size under nutrient limitation. mSphere https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00567-18 (2018)
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Du Toit, A. Growth capacity and cell size. Nat Rev Microbiol 17, 2 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-018-0124-y
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