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THE differentiation of pediococci from other groups of spherical lactic acid bacteria has frequently been based on the characteristic morphological arrangement into tetrads1–3. It has been generally assumed that the occurrence of tetrads is attributable to division in two planes1,3. However, some workers4,5 have expressed the view that pediococci divide in one plane only, giving rise to chains similar to those formed by streptococci, and that tetrad formation is due to re-arrangement of 3–4 membered chains.
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GUNTHER, HL. Mode of Division of Pediococci. Nature 183, 903–904 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/183903b0
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